paean | (noun) a formal expression of praise | Synonyms: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, pean |
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(noun) (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) | Synonyms: pean |
paederast | (noun) a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner | Synonyms: child molester, pederast |
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paederastic | (adjective) of homosexuality between a man and a boy | Synonyms: pederastic |
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paederasty | (noun) sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) | Synonyms: pederasty |
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paediatric | (adjective) of or relating to the medical care of children | Synonyms: pediatric |
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paediatrician | (noun) a specialist in the care of babies | Synonyms: baby doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist |
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paediatrics | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children | Synonyms: pediatric medicine, pediatrics, pedology |
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paedophile | (noun) an adult who is sexually attracted to children | Synonyms: pedophile |
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paedophilia | (noun) a sexual attraction to children | Synonyms: pedophilia |
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paella | (noun) saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken | - |
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paeony | (noun) any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers | Synonyms: peony |
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