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misopedia

misopedia noun: hatred of, or contempt for, children.

Noun

misopedia (uncountable)

  1. Hatred of, or contempt for, children.

Antonyms of misopedia

Forms of misopedia

alternative formmisopaedia

Origin of misopedia

From miso- + Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) + -ia.

Questions about misopedia

What does misopedia mean?
Misopedia means hatred of, or contempt for, children.
What part of speech is misopedia?
Misopedia is a noun.

Words near misopedia in the dictionary

  1. misoneists
  2. misonidazole
  3. misonomy
  4. Misool
  5. misopaedia
  6. misopedia
  7. misopedic
  8. misopedist
  9. misopedists
  10. misopen
  11. misopened

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