gerontophilia en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts Proto-Hellenic *géronts Ancient Greek γέροντος (gérontos)der. English geronto- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English gerontophilia From geronto- + -philia.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Sexual attraction toward the elderly.
- (uncountable) Love for the elderly or old age.
Antonyms
Relateds
gerontosexuality · gerontophile · gerontophilic · gerontophiliac
Synonyms
Translations (11)
fr gérontophilie (sexual attraction) · ca gerontofília (sexual attraction) · cs gerontofilie (sexual attraction) · sv gerontofili (sexual attraction) · fi gerontofilia (sexual attraction) · de Gerontophilie (sexual attraction) · pl gerontofilia (sexual attraction) · it gerontofilia (sexual attraction) · pt gerontofilia (sexual attraction) · gl xerontofilia (sexual attraction) · es gerontofilia (sexual attraction)