What is Chronophilia?
'''Chronophilia''' is a form of [[paraphilia]] where someone is sexually attracted to a particular age group or at least has a sexual preference for them. It is normally restricted to specific age groups. == Chronophilia Types == === Attraction to [[Child|children]] === '''''Nepiophilia''''' (sometimes called '''''Infantophilia''''') is a sub-type of pedophilia describing the sexual attraction to pre-[[Puberty|pubescent]] children which is restricted to [[Baby|infancy]] (referring to [[Baby|babies]]/[[Toddler|toddlers]] ranging from ages 1-4. '''[[Pedophilia]]''': is the sexual attraction to pre-[[Puberty|pubescent]] children which are [[Child|children]] who have not begun [[puberty]] (Or) (Usually under 15 years old). === Attraction to [[Adolescence|adolescents]] === '''''[[Hebephilia]]''''': is the sexual attraction to early adolescent ([[Puberty|pubescent]]) youth (ranging from ages 11 to 14). Due to the varying onset of puberty, there is overlap between pedophilia and hebephilia. '''''[[Ephebophilia]]''''': is the sexual attraction to post-pubescent mid-to-late [[Teenager|teens]] (ranging from ages 15 to 19). === Attraction to [[Adult|adults]] === '''''[[Teleiophilia]]''''': is the sexual attraction to young [[Adult|adults]]. (Ranging from the early 20s to late 30s) '''''Mesophilia''''': is the sexual attraction to [[Middle age|middle-aged]] adults. (Ranging from early 40s to 60s) '''''Gerontophilia''''': is the sexual attraction to [[Old age|old people]]. (From ages 65 and older) ==== Both ranges ==== '''''Pedohebephilia''''': is the proposed sexual attraction to both pre-[[Puberty|pubescent]] children and early adolescent youth. '''''Hebe-ephebophilia''''': is the attraction to both early adolescent youth and mid to late adolescent youth. [[Category:Sociology]] [[Category:Paraphilias]]