pederasty
Meanings
Plural: pederasties
Noun
- sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
- Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
- Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
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Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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