Pederasty
WordNet
noun
(1) Sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From παιδεραστία (love of boys) < παιδεραστής (pederast) < παῖς (genitive παιδός) (child, son, boy) + ἐραστής (lover) < ἐράσθαι (to lοve) < ἐράω (to love passionately, to long for).
Noun
- 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.
Usage notes
- Originally referred to formal practices mandated by Greek customs and laws. Often used in a modern sense for either lawful or transgressive inter-generational love relationships.
- Often used colloquially to describe relationships between adults and pre-pubescent children (see pedophilia).