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[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.

Related terms

• pedophobe
• pedophobia