Catamite
WordNet

noun


(1)   A boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man
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Etymology


First attested in English in 1593: from , from , from ; in Greek mythology, an attractive Trojan boy abducted to Mount Ólympos by the god Zeus to become his cupbearer and, later, his lover.

Noun



  1. The junior partner in a paederastic relationship.
    • 2007: Esther Hall as Lyde in Episode XVII (episode V of season II): “Heroes of the Republic” of Rome on the 4th day (and repeated on the 6th day) of July, 2007
      And what about your brother? –Is he to be a catamite?
 
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