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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Opposite of paedophillia?

Just a quickie (apologies that this is anonymous, I will sign up soon - promise);

Some of my friends and I were trying to think of what the opposite of paedophillia would be, if the roles were reversed (ie, a younger person --> an older person, rather than the other way round). I came up with necrophillia, but that's a bit too old... can anyone think of anything in the middle? I would search dictionaries etc, but I'm not too sure what to search for.

Any help would be greatly appriciated, this has been bugging us - or rather, me for a while now!

- Casper
  

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Anonymous Just a quickie (apologies that this is anonymous, I will sign up soon - promise); Some of my friends and I were trying to think of what the opposite of paedophillia would be, if the roles were reversed (ie, a younger person --> an older person, rather than the other way round). dead.. can anyone think of anything in the middle?

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  • Anonymous Just a quickie (apologies that this is anonymous, I will sign up soon - promise); Some of my friends and I were trying to think of what the opposite of paedophillia would be, if the roles were reversed (ie, a younger person --> an older person, rather than the other way round).
  • dead..
  • can anyone think of anything in the middle?
  • I would search dictionaries etc, but I'm not too sure what to search for.
  • Any help would be greatly appriciated, this has been bugging us - or rather, me for a while now!
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AnonymousJust a quickie (apologies that this is anonymous, I will sign up soon - promise);

Some of my friends and I were trying to think of what the opposite of paedophillia would be, if the roles were reversed (ie, a younger person --> an older person, rather than the other way round). I came up with necrophillia, but that's a bit too old
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Gerontophilia

Who knew?
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Wow. Well, thanks very much. I'll be signing up then...

=D

-Casper
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Grammar GeekGerontophilia

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You know, GG, I've actually heard that term. Never would have come up with it today! Thanks.
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I assure you, I did not come up with it from knowledge already in my head! A quick Google for sexual fetish elderly did the trick. (And man, there are some WEIRD sites out there!)
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You searched for sexual fetish elderly for... for me?? I feel flattered... and grateful that I didn't have to... Many thanks Grammar Geek.
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(Better clear your History, GG. Otherwise, if someone else uses your browser, and you have autocomplete switched on...)
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It's nice to know your friends are looking out for you. Thanks. Emotion: wink
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Followed this link because I thought it was about positive feelings for the young, as opposed to sexual feelings for the old. Pedophilia being linguistically a word that should be positive (on the lines of anglophile, gallophile, philatelist), it's negative because of the improper sexual, rather than proper emotional, nature of the "love" that's involved. Is it that banal that the opposite in

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