"rob the cradle" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-rob the cradle.ogg Forms: robs the cradle [present, singular, third-person], robbing the cradle [participle, present], robbed the cradle [participle, past], robbed the cradle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rob the cradle (third-person singular simple present robs the cradle, present participle robbing the cradle, simple past and past participle robbed the cradle)
  1. (idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation. Tags: disapproving, idiomatic Categories (topical): Marriage
    Sense id: en-rob_the_cradle-en-verb-aK4l3EiB Disambiguation of Marriage: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English predicates: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (idiomatic, disapproving) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age. Tags: disapproving, idiomatic Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-rob_the_cradle-en-verb-3GqlUF39 Disambiguation of Age: 31 69
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