AB/DL

A form of ABDL — Sexual practices involving paraphilic infantilism, sexual arousal that stems from pretending one is an infant (autonepiophilia) through the use of diapers and other paraphernalia, or sexual arousal attained from wearing diapers.

Meanings

nounAB/DL (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablelifestyleAlternative form of ABDL.

    any ab/dl's in the pittsburgh area wanna get to know one another??? males or females, e-mail me if your intrested in playing

    1998 September 3, paul sanders, “26yo ab/dl seeks playmates”, in alt.sex.fetish.diapers (Usenet)
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    Through a phenomenological analysis of said media and empirical online research, the article questions the stigma associated with AB/DL, arguing that, while the eroticization of childhood is a constant of Western culture, the most shocking aspect of AB/DL sexual fantasies resides in the pleasure associated with regression and passivity.

    2022 May 24, Elisa Cuter, “The shock value of infantilism: AB/DL practices in porn, documentaries and public perception”, in Porn Studies
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