pedophobia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From pedo- (“child”) +‎ -phobia.

Noun

pedophobia (uncountable)

  1. (psychology, rare, American spelling) An irrational, obsessive fear or dislike of children.
    • 1998, Michael Rectenwald, “Reading around the Kids”, in Constance Coiner, Diana Hume George, The Family Track: Keeping Your Faculties While You Mentor, Nurture, Teach, and Serve‎[1], page 112:
      Children embarrass us because they point ever too cleverly and clearly to our denial of personal, material, and maternal history. This accounts, in part, for academia's pedophobia and the hush-hush we maintain about parenting.
    • 2015 February 11, Raymond Kethledge writing for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Waltherr-Willard v. Mariemont City Schools, case 14-3168:
      In 1997, Mariemont asked her to teach at the elementary school, but she said she could not do so because of her pedophobia.

Etymology 2

From pedo (“pedophile”) +‎ -phobia.

Noun

pedophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare, American spelling) A fear or dislike of pedophiles.
    Synonym: (rare) pedophilophobia
    • 2005 February 18, Jonathan Sarfati, “The disingenuous and anti-Christian nature of ‘gay rights’ rhetoric”, in Creation Ministries International‎[2], archived from the original on 19 March 2009:
      That, I find disgraceful,
      On what grounds? Since when is right and wrong decided by your personal preferences? Pedophiles might accuse you of ‘pedophobia’. After all, there are the likes of philosopher Peter Singer who sees nothing wrong in infanticide or bestiality, yet the academic establishment rewarded these morally perverted views with a personal chair at Princeton.
    • 2007 October 20, Ron Hunter, “Character information from Jo [i.e., J. K. Rowling]”, in alt.fan.harry-potter‎[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 September 2025:
      Perhaps, in these days of homophobia, and pedophobia, ANYONE associated with the educational system that isn't totally straight, and moral, is considered a threat.
    • 2018 April 12, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq., “Re: AIN IT GREAT”, in soc.men‎[4] (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 September 2025:
      >I suspect you're speaking only for yourself here, Pedophile.
      Pedophobia noted. Discrimination from a liberal? OMG!
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