pederast

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “lover of boys”), from παῖς (paîs, “boy”) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛd.ɚ.ɹæst/, /ˈpi.də.ɹæst/
  • enPR: pĕd'ə-răst'

Noun

pederast (plural pederasts)

  1. A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

Usage notes

  • The term pederast has sometimes been incorrectly used to describe men sexually involved with pre-pubescent girls, or child-rapists who don't have any ongoing relationship with the child. For an adult fixated on only sexual involvement with prepubescent children, or for heterosexual child-eroticism, pedophile is used instead. However, it's important to note that pedophile and pedophilia refer only to the desire, not to the act, so pedophiles may not have been sexually involved with children. The female equivalent is a korephile.

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Noun

pederast m

  1. pederast

Czech

Noun

pederast m

  1. pederast

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: pe‧de‧rast

Noun

pederast m (plural pederasten, diminutive pederastje n)

  1. pederast

Romanian

Etymology

From French pédéraste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛdɛˈrast]

Noun

pederast m (plural pederaști)

  1. pederast

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peděrast/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧de‧rast

Noun

pedèrast m (Cyrillic spelling педѐраст)

  1. pederast

Declension

Adjective

pedèrast (Cyrillic spelling педѐраст)

  1. (pejorative) characteristic of a homosexual; faggy, gay, gayish, homo
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