Is there a semantic difference between pedophile and pederast? A pederast is one who has a relationship with a [usually] adolescent boy The differences are many, and it is a mistake to think these are synonyms For one, historically a pederast would have a far more involved relationship with the child; secondly, pederasts are concerned with post-pubertal children; and finally, the relationship is (AFAIK
single word requests - Is there a definition for pedophile who has . . . So pederast means the act has been committed, but only between a man and a boy Pedophile implies only attraction, but to children of either gender I think the closest I can think of would be child molester This brings to light an interesting etymological differentiation between "pederast" and "pedophile " –
In pedophilia, why philos rather than eros? Along with such terms as sadism, masochism, homosexual, bisexual, and gerontophilia, the word pedophilia first appeared in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's pioneering work on the psychology of human sexuality, Psychopathia Sexualis, first published in 1896
Why is the word weirdo synonymous with pervert? On the website Oxford Dictionary, pervert is a synonym for weirdo Weirdo - a person who is eccentric, while pervert means - abnormal sexual behavior What makes these words synonyms? Because to me I