pederast

ped·er·ast

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ped-uh-rast, pee-duh-]
- /ˈpɛd əˌræst, ˈpi də-/
- /ˈped.ər.æst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ped-uh-rast, pee-duh-]
- /ˈpɛd əˌræst, ˈpi də-/

Definitions of pederast word

noun pederast a person who engages in pederasty. 1
noun pederast man who has sex with boys 1
noun pederast a man who practises pederasty 0
noun pederast a man who practices pederasty 0

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Origin of pederast

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

1720-30; < Greek paiderastḗs lover of boys, equivalent to paid- (stem of paîs) boy, child + erastḗs lover, equivalent to eras-, stem of erân to love + -tēs agent noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Pederast

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pederast

pederast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pederast usage trend in Literature

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