Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedophobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-do-pho-bic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a fear of children.

American usage

adj

Having a fear or hatred of pedophiles.

American usage

Example Sentences

"What if clowns were pedophobic? They wouldn't be very happy."
"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."
"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??"
"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.^([sic])"

Etymology

From pedo- (“child”) + -phobic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pedo
Suffix: phobic, pedo

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

paedophobic (alternative, Commonwealth)

Frequently Paired Words

pedophobe pedophobia

Synonyms

pedophilophobic

Questions

What does pedophobic mean?: Having a fear of children.
Where does pedophobic come from?: From pedo- (“child”) + -phobic.

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