# chaetophobia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”). By surface analysis, chaeto- + -phobia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chaetophobia