misopedist

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A person who does not like children

noun
/ˌmɪsəˈpɛdɪst/

Offensive

: persona que odia a los niños

When Julia ground to a halt at last, Lillian told her, "My dear, you are a misopedist, pure and simple."

Examples

All the kids do; they're all in love with their neighborhood misopedist.

Fiction book (2000)
The misopedist refused to attend the children's party, saying he could not stand being around kids.
Many people find it hard to understand how a misopedist can feel such disdain for innocent children.
Despite being known as a misopedist, he once helped organize a charity event for underprivileged youth.

Surface Forms

misopedist singular

misopedists plural

Morphology

misopedist = miso + ped + ist

The word is transparently built from Greek combining forms miso- ('hate') + ped- ('child') + -ist ('person'), but these combining forms are not standalone English words and are unfamiliar to many learners, so full transparency is limited.

Etymology

Misopedist comes from the Greek parts miso- meaning 'hate' and ped- meaning 'child', the same ped- you see in pediatrician. So a misopedist is someone who 'hates children', which explains the meaning today.