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pederasts

English

Noun

pederasts

  1. plural of pederast

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pederasty

English

Alternative forms

  • paederasty (British)
  • pæderasty (British, dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ??????????? (paiderastía, love of boys), from ??????????? (paiderast?s, pederast), from ???? (paîs, child, son, boy) + ??????? (erast?s, lover), from ?????? (éramai, to l?ve).

Pronunciation

  • (UK): IPA(key): /?p?d.?.??s.ti/
  • (US): IPA(key): /?p?d.?.?æs.ti/, /?pi.d?.?æs.ti/

Noun

pederasty (usually uncountable, plural pederasties)

  1. Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
    Antonym: (erotic love between a woman and a girl) korephilia
  2. (archaic) Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.

Usage notes

  • Originally referred to formal practices mandated by Greek customs and laws. Often used in a modern sense for either lawful or transgressive inter-generational love relationships.
  • Often used colloquially to describe sexual abuse that is perpetrated by adults on pre-pubescent boys (see pedophilia).

Synonyms

  • boylove (euphemistic)

Related terms

  • pederast
  • pederastic
  • pedophile

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