Colloquial Variant guide

ABDL

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌeɪˌbiːˌdiːˈɛl/
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  • rhymes with -ɛl

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, sexuality

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ABDLism, APDL

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: paraphilia

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Specifically, diaper fetishism; diaperism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, sexuality

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ABDLism, APDL, diaperism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: paraphilia

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who engages in ABDL practices; an adult baby or a diaper lover.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, countable

Qualifier: chiefly ABDL slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Initialism of adult baby diaper lover.