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infantilism

infantilism

9.9
A practice where an adult pretends to be a baby for sexual pleasure
  • noun
  • /ˌɪn.fænˈtɪl.ɪ.zəm/
  • Offensive
translation icon : infantilismo erótico
  • Many adults find comfort and joy in practicing infantilism by wearing diapers and using baby toys.

Examples

  • In some communities, people openly discuss their experiences with infantilism to help others feel accepted.

  • Dear Xxlovemykitty69xX, it's known as paraphilic infantilism but I'm at least pretty sure by now you know he prefers the term adult baby.

    To the New Girl (2020)

  • During their role-play sessions, she took on the persona of a caregiver for his infantilism fantasies.

Synonyms

fetishism
vsinfantilism
  • NSFW
1 9.4

To feel sexual excitement from an object or body part not usually seen as sexual

is a specific interest involving taking a much younger role and caregiver attention

Surface Forms

infantilism singular
infantilisms plural

Morphology

infantilism = infantile (opaque) = infant + ile + ism

Formation from 'infantile' + '-ism' is morphologically regular, but the erotic/paraphilic sense represents a pragmatic/semantic shift from the neutral meaning.

Etymology

Infantilism is built from Latin infans ('baby') and -ism, so it can be read as 'baby-like practice'. In one use the word names a sexual interest or role-play where adults take on a baby-like role or are cared for as a baby for sexual reasons.