Meanings
nounpediophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableA fear of dolls.
Traditionally, a traumatic experience or some kind of negative experience with the phobic object is what triggers specific phobias like pediophobia.
2024 January 8, Michelle C. Brooten-Brooks, “What Is Fear of Dolls (Pediophobia)?”, in Verywell Mind, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2024
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pediophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediophobia
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“pediophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pediophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediophobia.
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