paederotic

paederotic

English

Etymology

Paed- (“child-”) + -erotic, on the pattern of homerotic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpiːdɛˈɹɒtɪk/, /pɛdɛˈɹɒtɪk/

Adjective

paederotic (not comparable)

1. (rare) Presenting children in an erotic light; concerned with paederastic feelings or relationships.
   • 1986: Bernd Effe, Theokrit und die griechische Bukolik, page 31 (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft; →ISBN, 9783534083442)

     In this case the fluctuation of the style in a single line is localized on a small scale, but it may of course pederotic poem?

   • 2001: Peter Robb, M: The Man Who Became Caravaggio, page 57 (Picador; →ISBN, 9780312274740)

     Now came the quid pro quo of patronage, and the first painting M did for his cardinal betrayed a panicky sense of claustrophobia as M was gently directed into a musical allegory slash paederotic fantasy that belonged to no time or place.

   • 2002: Eva Cantarella and Cormac Ó Cuilleanain, Bisexuality in the ancient world, page 37 (Yale University Press; →ISBN, 9780300093025)

     The Greek Anthology, in fact, not only demonstrates — without the shadow of a doubt — the continuity and vitality of paederotic poetry, but provides valuable information on the social rules governing this type of love, which included, in pride of place, the question of the suitable age: I delight in the prime of a boy of twelve, but one of thirteen is much more desirable.