paedophobe
paedophobe noun: commonwealth spelling of pedophobe (“a person who dislikes children”).
Noun (1)
paedophobe (plural paedophobes)
- Commonwealth spelling of pedophobe (“a person who dislikes children”).
- I'm no paedophobe, but I'm quite relieved that the children are back at school.2009 September 6, Mike Carter, “Mike's big British bike adventure”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025
Noun (2)
paedophobe (plural paedophobes)
- Commonwealth spelling of pedophobe (“a person who fears or dislikes paedophiles”).
- To explain. A paedophobe is one who rants endlessly about paedophiles yes, but also foreigners taking our jobs, yobs, gays. the liberal elite, the goody goody nanny state and the fact that teachers can't torture children anymore.2008 September 6, Turk182, “Paedophobia”, in uk.legal (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025
- > It's left as an exercise for the reader why this practice is to be
> discouraged.
>
Is it because it might confound the expectation of the Paedophobe on the Clapham omnibus?2010 August 10, Nigel Oldfield, anonymous quotee, “Paedophile warns Sarah's Law may not stop him reoffending”, in uk.legal (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025
Forms of paedophobe
| plural | paedophobes |
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Origin of paedophobe
From paedo- (“child”) + -phobe.
From paedo (“paedophile”) + -phobe.
Questions about paedophobe
- What does paedophobe mean?
- Paedophobe means commonwealth spelling of pedophobe (“a person who dislikes children”).
- What part of speech is paedophobe?
- Paedophobe is a noun.
- What is the plural of paedophobe?
- The plural of paedophobe is paedophobes.
Words near paedophobe in the dictionary
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