catamite

Meaning

Noun

A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man.

Verb

To engage in a homoerotic relationship involving a boy and an older man.

Synonyms

prime minister

punk

male prostitute

young gentleman

Translations

catamita

catamita

oğlan

👦

pathicus

cinaedus

ibne

catamita

Lustknabe

catamite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkætəmaɪt/

Etymology

From Latin catamītus (“boy kept as a sexual partner”), from Catamītus, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), an attractive Trojan boy supposedly abducted to Mount Olympus by the god Zeus to become his cupbearer and lover. Doublet of Ganymede.