# MILF

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪlf/ · frequency rank #17,416

## Definitions
1. A (putative) mother found sexually attractive
2. A pornographic actress in her thirties or older.

## Etymology
Acronym of mother I'd like to fuck, mom I'd like to fuck, mum I'd like to fuck (and similar variants).
First attested in 1992 among college students in the East Bay of San Francisco, popularized via the sex comedy American Pie (1999) and the porn industry.

## Easily confused with
- **ML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-ml)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mix)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-min)
- **MLB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mlb)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mit)
- **mir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mir)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mla)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mol)
- **MLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mlm)
- **MLK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mlk)
- **miz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-miz)
- **mim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mim)
- **MSF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-msf)
- **MLG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mlg)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mind)
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-miss)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mine)
- **milk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-milk)
- **mini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mini)
- **mill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milf-vs-mill)

## Common misspellings (6)
`imlf`, `mifl`, `milff`, `millf`, `mlif`, `mmilf`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/milf