Meanings
nounmaieusiophobia (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableMorbid dread of childbirth.
The perversion of normal maternal instinct known as maieusiophobia accounts for a few childless marriages, which may be attributed principally to the erroneous ideas advanced by mothers in the education of their daughters […]
1912, American Surgical Journal, volume 26, page 277
Origin
From Ancient Greek μαίευσις (maíeusis, “delivery (act of giving birth)”) + -phobia.
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maieusiophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maieusiophobia
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