GILF

noun

variants or less commonly gilf
plural GILFs also gilfs
informal
: a sexually attractive older person and especially one who has grandchildren
I want to be a GILF and empower older women to look and feel good in their own bodies.Nita Marie, quoted in The Daily Star
… he was branded "a GILF" (or in family-friendly language, a rather easy-on-the-eye grandpa).Jessica Boulton

Word History

Etymology

grandmother (or grandfather) I'd like to fuck (after MILF)

First Known Use

circa 2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of GILF was circa 2003

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“GILF.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GILF. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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