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maieusiophobia

maieusiophobia noun: morbid dread of childbirth.

Noun

maieusiophobia (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Morbid dread of childbirth.
    • The perversion of normal maternal instinct known as maieusiophobia accounts for a few childless marriages, which may be attributed principally to the erroneous ideas advanced by mothers in the education of their daughters […]1912, American Surgical Journal, volume 26, page 277

maieusiophobia meaning in Tamil

maieusiophobia in Tamil

கருவுறுதல்

Origin of maieusiophobia

From Ancient Greek μαίευσις (maíeusis, “delivery (act of giving birth)”) + -phobia.

Questions about maieusiophobia

What does maieusiophobia mean?
Maieusiophobia means morbid dread of childbirth.
What is maieusiophobia in Tamil?
Maieusiophobia in Tamil is கருவுறுதல். See Maieusiophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is maieusiophobia?
Maieusiophobia is a noun.

Words near maieusiophobia in the dictionary

  1. maiesties
  2. maiesty
  3. Maietta
  4. Maiettas
  5. maieusiophilia
  6. maieusiophobia
  7. maieutic
  8. maieutical
  9. maieutically
  10. maieutics
  11. Maigaiti

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