Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Extreme dislike of, or aversion for, children.
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- noun Hatred of
children .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hatred of children
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Examples
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Perhaps many advocates of the political movement of abortion rights might personally share this comprehensive and hostile outlook towards other human beings, but that is irrelevant, because they have made a political argument not contingent upon acceptance of misandry or misopedia.
Choice For Men: Do Feminists and Pro-Lifers Make The Same Argument? 2005
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And one can easily claim that the pro-choice movement is mired in misandry and misopedia hatred of children, because the pro-choice movement has long implied that unborn children are unwanted, deadly parasites upon females that obstruct their autonomous careers and lifeplans and that each pregnancy is quasi-violative act of colonization by a male upon a female.
Choice For Men: Do Feminists and Pro-Lifers Make The Same Argument? 2005
mialuthien commented on the word misopedia
misopedia – a severe dislike of children, esp. one's own
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July 27, 2008