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sugar baby

American  
[shoog-er bey-bee] / ˈʃʊg ər ˌbeɪ bi /

noun

Slang.

  1. a younger person who provides romantic companionship or sexual intimacy to a wealthy older person in return for gifts or financial support.

Etymology

Origin of sugar baby

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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The Russian Foreign Ministry said the trucks were carrying grain, salt, sugar, baby food, water, medicine and medical equipment, as well as 12,000 sleeping bags and 69 portable power generators.

From Washington Post

Mississippi's Democratic Senator Pat Harrison commented sarcastically on the "fretful condition of this newborn sugar baby."

From Time Magazine Archive

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