catamite

[ kat-uh-mahyt ]

noun
  1. a boy or youth who is in a sexual relationship with a man.

Origin of catamite

1
1585–95; <Latin Catamītus<Etruscan Catmite<Greek GanymḗdēsGanymede

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catamite

/ (ˈkætəˌmaɪt) /


noun
  1. a boy kept for homosexual purposes

Origin of catamite

1
C16: from Latin Catamītus, variant of Ganymēdēs Ganymede 1

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