# pederasty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹəs.ti/ · frequency rank #98,553

## Definitions
1. Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
2. Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pederasty