What is "pediophobia"

n. A fear of dolls

Pediophobia, also known as the fear of dolls, is a relatively common kind of phobia. It is an anxiety that can be associated with a range of dolls from old-fashioned china dolls and porcelain dolls to dolls that talk and move. Pediophobia is considered a branch of automatonophobia, or a fear of humanoid figures.It is common to children.