"sugar parent" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sugar parent.ogg [Australia] Forms: sugar parents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sugar parent (plural sugar parents)
  1. (slang) A person who spends money for the benefit of a younger person, typically in exchange for companionship and/or sexual favors. Tags: slang Hyponyms: sugar daddy, sugar mama
    Sense id: en-sugar_parent-en-noun-V5riisKO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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