pedophobe

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From pedo- (“child”) +‎ -phobe.

Noun

pedophobe (plural pedophobes)

  1. (rare, American spelling) A person who dislikes children.
    • 2016, Tricia Clasen, Holly Hassel, Gender(ed) Identities:
      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 consciously or unconsciously identify with the pedophobe.
    • 2018, Mark Dery, Born to Be Posthumous:
      Children's book author or confirmed pedophobe who found children “quite frequently not terribly likeable”?
    • 2020, David Huckvale, Terrors of the Flesh: The Philosophy of Body Horror in Film, page 40:
      "More than anything I love children!" she states from the outset, which is technically what the term pedophile means. She is certainly not a pedophobe, but this again raises the question of what kind of love is most appropriate for a parent or surrogate mother to have.

Etymology 2

From pedo (“pedophile”) +‎ -phobe.

Noun

pedophobe (plural pedophobes)

  1. (rare, American spelling) A person who fears or dislikes pedophiles.
    Synonym: (rare) pedophilophobe
    • 1999 November 7, Timothy Murphy, “A question for boylovers and girl lovers”, in alt.activism.children‎[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 September 2025:
      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 caused me to be offended by the misuse of the word.
    • 2000 September 21, ab, “Jaka tolerancja ? [What tolerance?]”, in pl.soc.polityka‎[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 September 2025:
      Also making strides is an offshoot of the gay movement, spearheaded by its more progressive members, called the North American Man-Boy Love Association. They still have a ways to go before Congress passes a law eliminating a legal age of consent. (Even in England, parliamentary pedophobes (or pedophilophobes?) in 1998 voted against lowering the age of consent from 18 to 16 although the measure passed in the House of Commons 336 to 129.)
    • 2005 October 29, RJ, quoting Pale Male, “Re: My dear John”, in alt.2600.warez‎[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 29 September 2025:
      >You don't even know what is the definition of normal sex, pedophile.
      If you know what normal sex is you'll have absolutely no problem posting an edification, pedophobe.
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