microphilia UK /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈfɪl.i.ə/US /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/ noun3 •A love of trivia or minutiae. •A love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology. •A paraphilia involving attraction to small people."This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small." — 2006