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pedophobes

pedophobes is the plural of pedophobe.

Meaning of pedophobe

Noun (1)

pedophobe (plural pedophobes)

  1. (US, rare) A person who dislikes children.
    • Like Kincaid's pedophile, who embodies a prohibited extreme of child-love, the pedophobe in children's literature occupies a similar place, giving voice to the most hyperbolic expressions of child-hate, sometimes even as a source of pleasure for child-hating adult (or child) readers who might...2016, Tricia Clasen, Holly Hassel, Gender(ed) Identities

Noun (2)

pedophobe (plural pedophobes)

  1. (US, rare) A person who fears or dislikes pedophiles.
    • Perhaps that has to do with the number of people who DO use the word "pedophile" interchangably with the term "child molester". If you live with that prejudice every day then you would tend to get somewhat defensive wouldn't you? […] I'm not a pedophile, and the actions of certain pedophobes have...1999 November 7, Timothy Murphy, “A question for boylovers and girl lovers”, in alt.activism.children (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025
    Synonyms:
    pedophilophobe, MAPmisiac

Questions about pedophobes

What is pedophobes the plural of?
Pedophobes is the plural of pedophobe.

Words near pedophobes in the dictionary

  1. pedophilophobe
  2. pedophilophobes
  3. pedophilophobia
  4. pedophilophobic
  5. pedophobe
  6. pedophobes
  7. pedophobia
  8. pedophobic
  9. pedophocracies
  10. pedophocracy
  11. pedopsychiatric

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