"tokophobia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌtəʊkəˈfəʊbi.ə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “birth”) + -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{af|grc|τόκος|-φοβία|nocat=1|t1=birth|t2=fear}} τόκος (tókos, “birth”) + -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tokophobia (uncountable)
  1. A morbid fear of childbirth or pregnancy. Wikipedia link: tokophobia Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Synonyms: tocophobia Related terms: parturiphobia Translations (Translations): tocophobie [feminine] (French), Schwangerschaftsphobie [feminine] (German), Tokophobie [feminine] (German), tokofobi (Turkish)

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