pederasty
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ped·er·ast
(pĕd′ə-răst′)n.
A man who has sexual relations, especially anal intercourse, with a boy.
[Greek paiderastēs : pais, paid-, child; see pedo-2 + erastēs, lover (from erasthai, to love).]
ped′er·as′ty n.
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pederasty
(ˈpɛdəˌræstɪ) or sometimespaederasty
n
homosexual relations between men and boys
[C17: from New Latin paederastia, from Greek, from pais boy + erastēs lover, from eran to love]
ˌpederˈastic, sometimes ˌpaederˈastic adj
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ped•er•as•ty
(ˈpɛd əˌræs ti, ˈpi də-)n.
sexual relations between a man and a boy.
ped`er•as′tic, adj.
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pederasty, paederasty
a sexual act between two males, especially when one is a minor. — pederast, paederast, n.
See also: Children-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | pederasty - sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness - a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex |
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pederasty
n → Päderastie f
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ped·er·as·ty
n. pederastia, relación homosexual anal esp. entre un hombre adulto y un muchacho.
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