As nouns the difference between pederast and paedophilia
is that pederast is a man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty while paedophilia is standard spelling of from=British spelling|pedophilia|lang=en.
pederast
English
(pederasty)
Alternative forms
* paederast (British)
* (dated)
Noun
(
en noun)
A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
Usage notes
* The term pederast'' has sometimes been incorrectly used to describe men sexually involved with pre-pubescent girls, or child-rapists who don't have any ongoing relationship with the child. For an adult fixated on only sexual involvement with prepubescent children, or for heterosexual child-eroticism, ''pedophile is used instead.
Related terms
* pederasty
* pederastic
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