paedophobia

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noun

Commonwealth spelling of pedophobia (“an irrational, obsessive fear or dislike of children”).

Scrabble 21

Meanings

paedophobia1

nounpaedophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCommonwealth spelling of pedophobia (“an irrational, obsessive fear or dislike of children”).

paedophobia2

nounpaedophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCommonwealth spelling of pedophobia (“a fear or dislike of pedophiles”).

    Sounds like an^([sic]) you suffer from paedophobia and support hate crimes against paedophiles.

    2003 November 4, Flannagan, “ACT [New Zealand] Paedophiles On GE [Genetic Engineering] March?”, in nz.politics (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025
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    Who cares - you're only trolling as >usual. Really? It seems I'm not alone in standing up against paedophobia.

    2001 February 17, White Shite, “Justice?..pah!”, in uk.media.tv.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025

    What better way than to have paedophiles in school so kids can see that they are really nice chaps who simply enjoy an alternative lifestyle? Of course there will always be those who are bigoted by their paedophobia but - as now with homophobia - the police can telephone them at home or arrest them using the current police expression used for these evil people: ' You are walking on eggshells' .

    2006 January 10, MikeinCamden@aol.com, “Fighting paedophobia!”, in uk.politics.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025

    To explain. A paedophobe is one who rants endlessly about paedophiles yes, but also foreigners taking our jobs, yobs, gays. the liberal elite, the goody goody nanny state and the fact that teachers can't torture children anymore.

    2008 September 6, Turk182, “Paedophobia”, in uk.legal (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025

Origin

paedophobia · noun

From paedo- (“child”) + -phobia.

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APA

paedophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophobia

MLA

“paedophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paedophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophobia.

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