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arctophile 

A person who collects and enjoys teddy bears. Unlike "plushophile", this word almost NEVER implies a sexual fetish--only a sentimental interest.
Frannie is a serious arctophile if I ever met one: Not only did she have wall-to-wall shelves built for her teddy bear collection, but she also bought a database program just to catalog each bear by age and manufacturer.
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Arctophiliac 

Slang adaptation of the word 'arctophile': collector of teddy bears

Origin:
< Gk arkto-, comb. form of arktós bear + -phile

a person who uses stuffed animals for sexual gratification, or as a fifi
"Tom is such an Arctophiliac; I caught him with a teddy bear in the microwave the other day!"
Arctophiliac by clawsmic February 7, 2010

artophilia

Someone who gets sexuall aroused by art.
John is an artophilia.
artophilia by AshhydraX November 23, 2020