infantophilia

English

Etymology

From infant +‎ -o- +‎ -philia.

Noun

infantophilia (uncountable)

1. The primary sexual attraction of adults to very young children (defined by various studies as 0–4 years old).

Synonyms

• nepiophilia

Related terms

• infantophile

 

Translations

attraction to small children

• Breton: nepiofiliezh
• Danish: infantofili
• Japanese: ベビーコンプレックス
• Portuguese: infantofilia f

See also

• infantilism
• pedophilia
• toddlercon

 

References

• Greenberg, D. M.; Bradford, J.; and Curry S. (1995). Infantophilia -— a new subcategory of pedophilia?: a preliminary study. The Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 23(1), 63-71.
• Cohen, Lisa J.; and Galynker, Igor I. (2002). Clinical Features of Pedophilia and Implications for Treatment., Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 8(5), 276-289.