Etymology

autoandrophilia

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Today it means: The supposed paraphilic tendency of a female person to be sexually aroused by the thought of becoming a male. Full definition →

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From auto- + androphilia. Formed as a coordinate term to autogynephilia. It is sometimes misattributed to Ray Blanchard, who himself did not use the term in his theories.

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