autoandrophilia

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autoandrophilia

/ˌɔː.təʊˌæn.dɹəʊˈfɪ.li.ə/ UK
/ˌɔ.toʊˌæn.dɹoʊˈfɪ.li.ə/ US
/ˌɑ.toʊˌæn.dɹoʊˈfɪ.li.ə/ cot caught merger

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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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uncountable The supposed paraphilic tendency of a female person to be sexually aroused by the thought of becoming a male.

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"autoandrophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/autoandrophilia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"autoandrophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/autoandrophilia.

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@misc{autoandrophilia_2026,
  title = {autoandrophilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/autoandrophilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}