pederast

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From Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastēs, lover of boys), from παῖς (pais, boy) and εραστής (erastēs, lover).

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  • IPA: /ˈpɛdɛrəst/
  • IPA: /ˈpɛdɚæst/
  • enPR: pĕd'ə-răst'

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pederast (plural pederasts)

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

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  • The term pederast has sometimes been incorrectly used to describe child rapists and men sexually involved with pre-pubescent children. For an adult fixated on sexual involvement with prepubescent children, use pedophile instead.

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[edit] Albanian

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pederast m.

  1. pederast

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[edit] Czech

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pederast m.

  1. pederast

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[edit] Dutch

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pederast m. (??? please provide the plural!, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. pederast

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[edit] Romanian

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From French pédéraste.

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  • IPA: [pɛdɛˈrast]

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pederast m. (plural pederaști)

  1. pederast

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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  • IPA: /peděrast/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧de‧rast

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pedèrast m. (Cyrillic spelling педѐраст)

  1. pederast

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