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misopedia

American

[mis-oh-pee-dee-uh, mahy-soh-] / ˌmɪs oʊˈpi di ə, ˌmaɪ soʊ- /

Or misopaedia

noun

hatred of children, especially one's own.

Other Word Forms

misopedist

noun

Etymology

Origin of misopedia

< New Latin misopaedia; see miso-, ped- ¹, -ia

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