The word pediophobia is derived from the Greek paidion, meaning “little child”. Technically it is not a phobia all of its own, but a subcategory of the broader automatonophobia, or the fear of humanoid figures in general. Whatever its precise psychology analytically speaking, one thing is for certain: I’ve got it bad. I’m a HUGE pediophobe; I’m absolutely petrified of dolls.
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