diaperism

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ(ə)pɚˌɪzəm/
  • Hyphenation: dia‧per‧i‧sm, di‧a‧per‧i‧ism
  • Rhymes: -ɪzəm

Noun

diaperism (uncountable)

  2. (sexuality, formal, Canada, US, rare) 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.
    Synonym: ABDL
    Hypernym: ABDL
    Hyponyms: diaper, diaper stuffing, diaperfur
    • 1986, John Money, Venuses Penuses: Sexology, Sexosophy, and Exigency Theory‎[1], Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 441:
      Paraphilias

      AUTONEPIOPHILIA* (Diaperism)
    • 1991, Stephen J. Gould, “Toward a theory of sexuality and consumption: Consumer lovemaps”, in Rebecca H. Holman, Michael R. Solomon, editor, Advances in Consumer Research, volume XVIII, Association for Consumer Research, →ISBN, page 381:
      Based on the lovemap concept, [John] Money has developed a typology of paraphilias (perversions) each with their own lovemap (e.g. autonepiophilia - diaperism; hyphephilia - lover of fabrics). Each also follows certain strategies of sexual response.
    • 2001, Stephen T. Holmes, Ronald M. Holmes, Sex Crimes: Patterns and Behaviour, 2 edition, Sage Publications, →ISBN, page 72:
      Some adults are interested in sexual play activity in which they pretend to be helpless infants. Sometimes, the people involved in this play will wear diapers (diaperism) and drink milk from a baby bottle capped with a nipple. Sometimes, a willing female partner will permit her partner to suckle at her breast while pouring milk onto her breast to simulate lactation.
    • 2012 January 27, James M. Cantor, “Is Homosexuality a Paraphilia? The Evidence For and Against”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior‎[2], volume 41, International Academy of Sex Research, →DOI, Abstract, page 237:
      Homosexuality, more than any other atypical sexual interest, has achieved greater social acceptance over time, and advocates for other atypical sexual interests—BDSM, cross-dressing, diaperism, etc.—understandably seek the same recognition and rights.
    • 2018 March 2, Sunil M. Doshi, Kalpesh Zanzrukiya, Lavlesh Kumar, “Paraphilic infantilism, diaperism and pedophilia: A review”, in Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine‎[3], volume 56, →DOI, Abstract, page 12:
      Paraphilic Infantilism, Diaperism and Pedophilia constitute major portion among them. Paraphilic infantilism denotes paraphilic desire of being a baby. Diaperism deals with fetishistic behaviour in relation to diapers and pedophilia stands for sexual attraction towards children. Behaviourally these three paraphilias do share some characteristics and show overlapping of certain features, but psychologically they are diverse.

Usage notes

  • In both academia and kink-related communities, the term ABDL is more common.

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