HOMOPHILE


Meaning of HOMOPHILE in English

/hoh"meuh fuyl'/ , n.

1. a homosexual.

adj.

2. advocating or supportive of the interests, civil rights, and welfare of homosexuals; gay: a homophile activist organization.

[ 1955-60; HOMO- + -PHILE, on the model of HOMOSEXUAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .