nepiophilia

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. Nepiophilia is rarely seen in females.

Browse dictionary by letter

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Psychology term of the day

February 23rd 2025

internal frustration

in classical psychoanalytic theory, denial of gratification of instinctual impulses due to internal factors (e.g., the superego), as opposed to external factors.