pedophobic

• paedophobic (Commonwealth)

From pedo- (“child”) +‎ -phobic.

pedophobic (not comparable)

1. (psychology, rare, American spelling) 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.

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• pedophobia

From pedo (“pedophile”) +‎ -phobic.

pedophobic (not comparable)

1. (rare, American spelling) Having a fear or hatred of pedophiles.

   Synonym: (rare) pedophilophobic

   • 1993, NAMBLA Bulletin January-February pp. 26-31, quoted in In Loco Parentis: Sexual Abuse of Students in Schools[1]:

     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.

   • 1996 August 27, Homer Brown, “Homosexual Oriegonean^[sic]”, in alt.culture.oregon‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 September 2025:

     Why is it that someone who does not agree with homosexuality is a homophobic person?? That is incorrect. I do not agree with pedophilia, does that make me pedophobic, I do not sanction sexual relations with dead people does that make me necrophobic??

   • 1996 December 5, brian jones, quoting Eden Chlamtac, “Clarification, re: NAMBLA [North American Man/Boy Love Association]”, in alt.folklore.urban‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 September 2025:

     About that infamous video. You are obviously reffering^[sic] to "Chicken Hawk(s)". I have been in contact with some of the people featured in that video, and advised that it was a bunch of pedophobic propoganda.

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