sexual relations between two males, especially when one of them is a minor.
Origin
1605-15; < Neo-Latinpederastia < Greekpaiderastía love of boys. See pederast, -y3
Related forms
pederastic, adjective
pederastically, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for pederasty
pederasty
/ˈpɛdəˌræstɪ/
noun
1.
homosexual relations between men and boys
Derived Forms
pederastic, (sometimes) paederastic, adjective
Word Origin
C17: from New Latin paederastia, from Greek, from pais boy + erastēs lover, from eran to love
Word Origin and History for pederasty
n.
"sodomy of a man with a boy," c.1600, from French pédérastie or directly from Modern Latin pæderastia, from Greek paiderastia "love of boys," from paiderastes "pederast, lover of boys," from pais (genitive paidos) "child, boy" (see pedo-) + erastes "lover," from erasthai "to love" (see Eros).