tokophobia
/ˌtəʊkəˈfəʊbi.ə/
tokophobia noun: a morbid fear of childbirth or pregnancy.
Noun
tokophobia (uncountable)
- A morbid fear of childbirth or pregnancy.
- As soon as Dr Guy Glass cured Rebecca of her tokophobia, the place would be full of children.2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 200
- A multitude of stories are required, not just to help those telling them to work out their own narratives, or to help those looking for information, but to challenge tokophobia by enriching and complicating our cultural understanding of childbirth.2018 September 23, Eva Wiseman, “Mumsnet forums are a guilty pleasure, but there are truths, too”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
tokophobia meaning in Tamil
tokophobia in Tamil
- மகப்பேறு வெருளி
Forms of tokophobia
| alternative form | tocophobia |
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Origin of tokophobia
From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “birth”) + -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”).
Questions about tokophobia
- What does tokophobia mean?
- Tokophobia means a morbid fear of childbirth or pregnancy.
- What is tokophobia in Tamil?
- Tokophobia in Tamil is மகப்பேறு வெருளி. See Tokophobia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tokophobia?
- Tokophobia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tokophobia?
- Tokophobia is pronounced /ˌtəʊkəˈfəʊbi.ə/.
Words near tokophobia in the dictionary
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