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From adult + baby. Popularized 1980s, largely replacing infantilist outside psychology.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An adult 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. Full definition →
From adult + baby. Popularized 1980s, largely replacing infantilist outside psychology.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.