pedophobic

English

Etymology

pedo- (child) + -phobic

Adjective

pedophobic (comparative more pedophobic, superlative most pedophobic)

  1. Having a fear of children.
    • 2004, Natalie Kristina Goldstraw, Superlative: Echoes of the Postmodern Condition, page 101:
      What if clowns were pedophobic? They wouldn't be very happy.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (rare, colloquial) Having a fear or hatred of pedophiles.
    • 1993, NAMBLA Bulletin January-February pp. 26-31, quoted in In Loco Parentis: Sexual Abuse of Students in Schools:
      I have yet to meet a boy who disliked being blown. By giving him pleasure, you increase the chance he will keep your secret to himself in our homophobic and pedophobic culture.
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