microphilia

English

Etymology

Blend of micro +‎ philia

Noun

microphilia (uncountable)

1. A love of trivia or minutiae.
2. A paraphilia involving attraction to small people.
   • 2006, David Stukas, Biceps Of Death, page 14:

     "This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small."

   • 2010, Diamond, “Black BBW Goddess Fulfills All Your Giantess Fetish Fantasies”, in alt.sex.telephone.alt (Usenet):

     The giantess fetish, whether it's macrophilia or microphilia, is a pretty unique one. What y'all want is to be made to feel tiny by a bigger, stronger, superior woman.

   • 2016, Paul Johnston, Skeleton Blues:

     'Still, it's true. First we get pygmy hippos blown up, then we come across a dwarf skeleton. Someone's into microphilia.'

3. A love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology.

Coordinate terms

• macrophilia