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pederastic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In a manner which suggests pederasty.

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of homosexuality between a man and a boy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paederastic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English pederast Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pederastic From pederast + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雞姦的 /鸡奸的 (jījiān de) — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 男色的 (nánsè de) — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好男色的 (hàonánsè de) — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 孌童戀的 /娈童恋的 (luántóngliàn de) — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 少年愛的 /少年爱的 (shàonián'ài de) — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Czech: pederastický — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Dutch: pederastisch — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Finnish: pederastinen — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • French: pédérastique — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • German: päderastisch — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Italian: pederastico — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Macedonian: педерастичен (pederastičen) — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Romanian: pederastic — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Russian: педерасти́ческий (pederastíčeskij) — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Serbo-Croatian: péderskī — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Serbo-Croatian: пе́дерскӣ — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Spanish: pederastico — relating or pertaining to pederasty
  • Swedish: pederastisk — relating or pertaining to pederasty