What does Nepiophilia mean?

n. sexual interest in and arousal by infants: a type of pedophilia. The person with nepiophilia generally does not find adults, or sometimes even older children, sexually arousing.
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What do you call someone who is attracted to babies?

Paedophilia relates to a specific disorder where there is a preference for sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children. Therefore, it would not usually be the correct description for someone with a sexual preference for under-age teenagers (see hebephilia, below).
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What age is Teleiophile?

In this article, I briefly review research on nepiophilia (infant/toddlers), pedophilia (prepubescent children), hebephilia (pubescent children), ephebophilia (postpubescent, sexually maturing adolescents), teleiophilia (young sexually mature adults, typically 20s and 30s), mesophilia (middle-aged adults, typically 40s ...
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What is it called when a child is attracted to older adults?

The term chronophilia was used by psychologist John Money to describe a form of paraphilia in which an individual experiences sexual attraction limited to individuals of particular age ranges. The term has not been widely adopted by sexologists, who instead use terms that refer to the specific age range in question.
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Do kids like attractive adults?

Children are more likely to trust an adult with an attractive face compared to an unattractive one. This is the finding of research by Igor Bascandziev from Clark University and Harvard University that will be published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology.
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What is a Dendrophilia?

Noun. dendrophilia (uncountable) The love of trees.
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What is Mechanophilia?

Mechanophilia (or mechaphilia) is a paraphilia involving a sexual attraction to machines such as bicycles, cars, helicopters, and airplanes.
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Is chronophilia a disorder?

Sexual Preferences Based on Age

It differs from all these conditions in that it is a clinically-recognized disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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What is a Paraphile?

Paraphilias are frequent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies or behaviors that involve inanimate objects, children or nonconsenting adults, or suffering or humiliation of oneself or the partner.
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What is the meaning of Fraysexual?

Fraysexuality, or the identity associated with losing sexual attraction to a person once an emotional bond is formed, falls on the spectrum, too, as part of what's called the grayscale.
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What is sapiosexual attraction?

Sapiosexuality means that a person is sexually attracted to highly intelligent people, so much so that they consider it to be the most important trait in a partner. It is a relatively new word that has become more popular in recent years.
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What is Gynephilia pride?

Gynephilia: A broad sexual attraction to all things feminine.
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What is Hybristophilia?

n. sexual interest in and attraction to those who commit crimes. In some cases, this may be directed toward people in prison for various types of criminal activities.
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What is Bonnie and Clyde syndrome?

Hybristophilia (also known as the Bonnie and Clyde Syndrome) is a form of paraphilia (or perversion) involving sexual attraction to people who have committed some sort of "outrage". The term is usually associated with fans of notorious criminals.
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Can a girl be Sapiosexual?

Woman A: Sapiosexual is a way for me to label and understand myself and what I want in a romantic relationship. I appreciate intelligence to a degree that it's actively arousing. Woman B: I am attracted to people who are intellectually stimulating.
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What is Demibisexual woman?

Demibisexual refers to an individual who is both bisexual and demisexual. They are attracted to genders, from a range from 2 to all genders, but only after forming an emotional bond. This is most commonly males and females, though it does not need to be. Demibisexual individuals can be attracted to any genders.
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How do I know if I'm Androsexual?

People who consider themselves androsexual are attracted to masculinity rather than gender. This means they're attracted to aspects of “maleness” — physical, emotional, mental, or sexual.
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What is it called when you are attracted to someone's personality?

Demisexuality is a sexual orientation. People who identify as demisexual only feel sexual attraction to someone after they've formed a strong emotional bond with them.
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Can a boy be sapiosexual?

Anyone Can Be Sapiosexual

You can like men, women, trans people, bisexual people, or any person of any gender or sexual identity.
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When a man is attracted to your mind?

Sapiosexuality Defined

The term is used similarly to other identifiers such as "pansexual" or "demisexual." A recent study found that close to one in ten people aged 18-35 are primarily attracted to intelligence in a potential romantic partner.
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What does Platoniromantic mean?

Platoniromantic is a romantic orientation on the aromantic spectrum. It is a subcategory of quoiromantic and is closely related to idemromantic. It describes the feeling of not being able to distinguish between platonic and romantic feelings.
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What is Lithromantic and Lithsexual?

Lithromantic: describes a person who feels romantic attraction, but does not want a romantic relationship. Lithsexual: describes a person who feels sexual attraction, but does not want a sexual relationship.
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What does Bellusromantic mean?

Bellusromantic is a micro-label on the aromantic spectrum defined as having interest in traditionally romantic things, such as kissing or cuddling, but not feeling romantic attraction, and not wanting a romantic relationship.
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What is it like being Cupioromantic?

You want relationship perks without the attraction.

You could be cupioromantic if you desire the romantic aspects of a relationship, like having emotional intimacy, passion, and an intense desire for closeness.
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What is Cupioromantic flag?

The cupioromantic symbol was created on October 28, 2021, for an LGBT+ symbols poster. It consists of a heart and a slash through it to represent a lack of romantic attraction but a heart at the tip to represent a desire or taste for romantic relationships.
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