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mis⋅o⋅pe⋅di⋅a  [mis-oh-pee-dee-uh, mahy-soh-]

–noun

hatred of children, esp. one's own.

Also, mis⋅o⋅pae⋅di⋅a.

Origin:
< NL misopaedia; see miso-, ped- 1 , -ia

Related forms:
mis⋅o⋅pe⋅dist, noun

misopedia. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/misopedia

If summer were any longer, I would become a misopedist. (just kidding!!)