A person with such a sexual preference is a
(slang) A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men. antonyms ▲ Paige is 16 and dates a 19 years old guy, she's such a panther. Antonyms: cougar, cradle robber, cub.
Since 2005, when Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher popularized the relationship of an older woman and a younger man, it seems the U.S. has become obsessed with calling women cougars and that popular culture is capitalizing on the slang.
Men who are with Cougars are called Cubs.
Couples with an age gap of 1 to 3 years (with the man older than the woman) were the most common and had the greatest levels of satisfaction. Relationship satisfaction decreased slightly for couples with age gaps of 4 to 6 years and continued to decrease for couples with an age gap of 7 or more years.
Typically, young people like the experience and maturity of older men. After years of dating around, older guys tend to know what they want. Or, they might be interested in older men's security, refined look, or their sexual experience.
The term chronophilia was used by psychologist John Money to describe a form of paraphilia in which an individual experiences sexual attraction limited to individuals of particular age ranges. The term has not been widely adopted by sexologists, who instead use terms that refer to the specific age range in question.
Noun. gerontophile (plural gerontophiles) A person sexually attracted to elderly men. quotations ▼ A person with primary or exclusive sexual attraction towards the elderly.
A term that describes a woman 50 years and older who dates significantly younger men; similar to cougars who are in the age range of 30-50; commonly found in a club looking to pick up younger men.
In the United States, "puma" has been used as slang for a cougar minus ten years; she is defined as a woman in her 30s who prefers dating younger men. Hollywood celebrity Jennifer Aniston has long been associated with the term due to her relationships with younger men, most notably John Mayer (nine years younger).
Leopard Woman. Several women with vitiligo have been displayed as "The Leopard Woman." One in particular made her fame in Barnum's show in the 1920s, in which she was outfitted as a flapper. The costume, besides playing on a popular figure of time, also showed more of her skin.
A manther — an older man who preys on women significantly younger than himself. Urban dictionary explanation: An older man who frequents bars, lounges and clubs, never a genuine gentleman, ranging from ten to fifty years older than his victim.
A person with such a sexual preference is a gerontophile or gerontosexual. The word gerontophilia was coined in 1901 by psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing. It derives from Greek: geron, meaning "old person" and philia, meaning "friendship".
The terms child sexual abuse or child molestation may also be used, but statutory rape generally refers to sex between an adult and a minor past the age of puberty, and may therefore be distinguished from child sexual abuse. Sexual relations with a prepubescent child is typically treated as a more serious crime.
Noun. gerontophile (plural gerontophiles) A person sexually attracted to elderly men. quotations ▼ A person with primary or exclusive sexual attraction towards the elderly.
Despite Moore's attempt to use the terms interchangeably, a puma is widely regarded as a woman under 40 who prefers younger men while the cougar label is applied to women in their 40s and 50s who seek out younger male companions who are at least 10 years younger and often half their age.
A term that describes a woman 50 years and older who dates significantly younger men; similar to cougars who are in the age range of 30-50; commonly found in a club looking to pick up younger men.
'Puma' is generally used to refer to Latin American cats, while 'cougar' is a North American term, but the distinction is unclear. So you might find yourself talking about mountain lions, cougars, pumas, Florida panthers, catamounts or even léons – but remember: they're all the same cool cat.
Noun. manther (plural manthers) (Canada, US, slang) A man who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger women, by implication a “sexual predator”.
Paraphilias are frequent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies or behaviors that involve inanimate objects, children or nonconsenting adults, or suffering or humiliation of oneself or the partner.
Sexual Preferences Based on Age
It differs from all these conditions in that it is a clinically-recognized disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Attraction to adults. Teleiophilia (from Greek téleios, "full grown") is a sexual preference for adults. The term was coined by Ray Blanchard in 2000. Mesophilia (derived from the Greek "mesos", "intermediate") is a sexual preference for middle-aged adults. The term was coined by Michael Seto in 2016.
What Is the Age of Consent? Federal law makes it criminal to engage in a sexual act with another person who is between the age of 12 and 16 if they are at least four years younger than you. Each state takes a different approach as the age of consent has ranged from 10 to 18.
Younger women tend to feel more attracted to older men because they make them feel safe and secure both emotionally and physically. At the same time, it makes the older men feel wanted, which is an attractive attribute for a relationship.