PEDERASTY


Meaning of PEDERASTY in English

(also paederasty )

■ noun sexual intercourse between a man and a boy.

Derivatives

pederast noun

pederastic adjective

Origin

C17: from mod. L. paederastia , from Gk paiderastia , from pais , paid- 'boy' + erastēs 'lover'.

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