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noun
An irrational, obsessive fear or dislike of children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, rare, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A fear or dislike of pedophiles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, rare, uncountable
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Synonyms: pedophilophobia
Antonyms: none provided
History
From pedo- (“child”) + -phobia.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Proto-Indo-European *bhil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bhil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile ▲ Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) ▲ Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek φῐλέω (phĭléō) Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs)der. English pedophileclip. English pedo Proto-Indo-European *bhegw- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English pedophobia From pedo (“pedophile”) + -phobia.
