pederasty

pederasty
pederastic, adj.pederasticalsylly, adv.
/ped"euh ras'tee, pee"deuh-/, n.
sexual relations between two males, esp. when one of them is a minor.
[1605-15; < NL pederastia < Gk paiderastía love of boys. See PEDERAST, -Y3]

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