English
infantophilia
From infant + -o- + -philia.
Formed from infant + -o- + -philia
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’
Latin fāns ‘speaking’
Latin īnfāns ‘an infant’
Anglo-Norman enfaunt
Middle English infaunt ‘baby, infant’
English infant
Today it means
noun The primary sexual attraction of adults to infants and toddlers (defined by various studies as 0–4 years old).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / infantophilia