"catamite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkætəmaɪt/ Forms: catamites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin catamītus (“boy kept as a sexual partner”), from Catamītus, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), an attractive Trojan boy supposedly abducted to Mount Olympus by the god Zeus to become his cupbearer and lover. Doublet of Ganymede. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|catamītus||boy kept as a sexual partner}} Latin catamītus (“boy kept as a sexual partner”), {{der|en|ett|𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄}} Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), {{der|en|grc|Γανυμήδης||Ganymede}} Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), {{doublet|en|Ganymede}} Doublet of Ganymede Head templates: {{en-noun}} catamite (plural catamites)
  1. A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man. Categories (topical): LGBTQ, People Synonyms: Ganymede, punk, gunsel, male homosexual Derived forms: catamitism Translations (catamite): μαλακός (malakós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ἐρώμενος (erṓmenos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 孌童 (Chinese Mandarin), 娈童 (luántóng) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ (malakos) (Coptic), katamiitti (Finnish), catamite [masculine] (French), Lustknabe [masculine] (German), קָדֵשׁ (qadésh) [masculine] (Hebrew), विदूषक (vidūṣak) [masculine] (Hindi), 陰間 (kagema) (alt: かげま) (Japanese), 稚児 (chigo) (alt: ちご) (Japanese), catamītus [masculine] (Latin), pathicus [masculine] (Latin), delicium [neuter] (Latin), glaber [masculine] (Latin), аруухан хөвгүүн (aruuxan xövgüün) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠠᠷᠤᠤᠬᠠᠨ ᠬᠥᠪᠡᠭᠦᠨ (aruuqan köbegün) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), hîz [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), ككز (kekiz) (Ottoman Turkish), حیز (hiz) (Ottoman Turkish), ابنه (ibne) (Ottoman Turkish), چسکه (Pashto), بچهقشنگ (bačče-qašang) (Persian), بچهخوشگل (bačče-xošgel) (Persian), catamita [masculine] (Portuguese), катами́т (katamít) [masculine] (Russian), विदूषक (vidūṣaka) [masculine] (Sanskrit), catamito [masculine] (Spanish), oğlan (Turkish), ھەزىلەك (hezilek) (Uyghur), bryntwas [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-catamite-en-noun-s4SxOzeH Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 47 53 Disambiguation of People: 55 45 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 46 54

Verb

IPA: /ˈkætəmaɪt/ Forms: catamites [present, singular, third-person], catamiting [participle, present], catamited [participle, past], catamited [past]
Etymology: From Latin catamītus (“boy kept as a sexual partner”), from Catamītus, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), an attractive Trojan boy supposedly abducted to Mount Olympus by the god Zeus to become his cupbearer and lover. Doublet of Ganymede. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|catamītus||boy kept as a sexual partner}} Latin catamītus (“boy kept as a sexual partner”), {{der|en|ett|𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄}} Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), {{der|en|grc|Γανυμήδης||Ganymede}} Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), {{doublet|en|Ganymede}} Doublet of Ganymede Head templates: {{en-verb}} catamite (third-person singular simple present catamites, present participle catamiting, simple past and past participle catamited)
  1. To engage in a homoerotic relationship involving a boy and an older man. Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Male, Male people, Pedophilia, People Related terms: pathic
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Inflected forms

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