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catamite

American

[kat-uh-mahyt] / ˈkæt əˌmaɪt /

noun

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

catamite British

/ ˈkætəˌmaɪt /

noun

a boy kept for homosexual purposes

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Etymology

Origin of catamite

1585–95; < Latin Catamītus < Etruscan Catmite < Greek Ganymḗdēs Ganymede

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