minor-attracted person

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Etymology

Coined to serve as an umbrella term for nepiophiles, pedophiles, hebephiles, and ephebophiles.

Noun

minor-attracted person (plural minor-attracted persons or minor-attracted people)

  1. (nonstandard) A pedophile (including nepiophiles), hebephile, or ephebophile.

Usage notes

  • The use of this term is highly controversial. Some sexologists and psychiatrists resort to it to avoid the stigma associated with the heavily-loaded pedophile; however, many other people see it as a distasteful euphemism and a sign that the speaker is sympathetic to, or even supports or advocates for, such people.

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