pederasty
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία (paiderastía, “love of boys”), from παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “pederast”), from παῖς (paîs, “child, son, boy”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”), from ἔραμαι (éramai, “to love”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pederasty (usually uncountable, plural pederasties) (American spelling)
- Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
- Antonym: (erotic love between a woman and a girl) korephilia
- (archaic) Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]- boylove (euphemistic)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pederasty
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archaic: homosexual anal sex — see sodomy
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂w-
- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- en:Pedophilia