adult baby

noun
/ˌæd.ʌltˈbeɪ̯.bi/UK/əˌdʌltˈbeɪ̯.bi/US

Etymology

From adult + baby. Popularized 1980s, largely replacing infantilist outside psychology.

  1. borrowed from Baby
  2. borrowed from ബേബി
  3. compounded as adult baby — “adult + baby

Definitions

  1. A person who enjoys role-playing a regression to an infant-like state and acting like a…

    A person who enjoys role-playing a regression to an infant-like state and acting like a baby or toddler, as through wearing diapers, engaging in babylike activities, babbling, etc., generally for sexual gratification.

    • Diaper Pail Friends […] World's largest adult baby–diaper lover club. Thousands of members listed for contacts. Large selection of diapers, big baby clothing, videos, audio tapes, photos, directories, stories, books, case histories.
    • Well, he appears to be an AB. You know, an adult baby. It's a fetish in which the baby is taken care of in every way by a mommy or a daddy.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA