tokophobia

noun /ˌtəʊkəˈfəʊbi.ə/

1. A morbid fear of childbirth or pregnancy.

   uncountable

   As soon as Dr Guy Glass cured Rebecca of her tokophobia, the place would be full of children.

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “birth”) + -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry tokophobia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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