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Adolescent vs Pederast - What's the difference?

adolescent | pederast |

As nouns the difference between adolescent and pederast

is that adolescent is a teenager; a juvenile after puberty while pederast is a man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

As a adjective adolescent

is characteristic]] of, or relating to, or [[undergo|undergoing adolescence; immature.

adolescent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Characteristic]] of, or relating to, or [[undergo, undergoing adolescence; immature.
  • * Cowper
  • Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A teenager; a juvenile after puberty.
  • 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.

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