noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kink or fetish in which arousal is derived from diapers, especially wearing them; a kink in which one engages in diaperplay; diaper fetishism, ABDL. Canada, US, formal, rare, uncountable

   "Paraphilias AUTONEPIOPHILIA* (Diaperism)"

Synonyms

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abdl

Example

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"Paraphilias AUTONEPIOPHILIA* (Diaperism)"

Etymology

From diaper + -ism. Coined by New Zealand-American psychologist and sexologist John Money in 1986 (see quotations).

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