Lolita complex

English Etymology en :af Lolita complex 1 From the title of the 1955 novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov + en complex. Noun The condition of being sexually attracted to young girls, especially in an older man. en March 2, 1959 Billboard (magazine) Billboard Reviews of New Pop Records 48 https://books.google.com/books?id=th4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA48&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q=Lolita&f=false TONY BELLUS ★★★ Robbin’ the Cradle NRC 023—They say he’s robbing the cradle because he’s in love with a very young chick. Perhaps a musical version of the “Lolita” complex, this is a well‐recorded side. (Wonder, BMI) en 1986 Roy Huss The Mindscapes of Art 198 The counterpart of this problem in middle‐aged men has been described by the second named, the Lolita Complex, bringing to mind Humbert Humbert’s lust for “nymphets” in Nabokov’s famous novel. Usage notes While the term utilizes the word “complex,” it is an informal or pop‐psychological descriptor and is not recognized as a formal clinical diagnosis in the DSM or other psychiatric manuals. The clinical term is en pedophilia. Synonyms Lolita syndrome Lolitaism nympholepsy nymphophilia Derived terms en lolicon Descendants ja ロリータ・コンプレックス 1 en Pedophilia en eponyms