"pedophobic" meaning in English

See pedophobic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pedophobic [comparative], most pedophobic [superlative]
Etymology: pedo- (“child”) + -phobic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pedo|phobic|id1=child|t1=child}} pedo- (“child”) + -phobic Head templates: {{en-adj}} pedophobic (comparative more pedophobic, superlative most pedophobic)
  1. Having a fear of children.
    Sense id: en-pedophobic-en-adj-SPeInH7N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pedo- (child), English terms suffixed with -phobic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pedo- (child): 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phobic: 58 42
  2. (rare, colloquial) Having a fear or hatred of pedophiles. Tags: colloquial, rare
    Sense id: en-pedophobic-en-adj-gNw7vSiM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pedophobe, pedophobia

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