CATAMITE


Meaning of CATAMITE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ka-t ə - ˌ m ī t

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin catamitus, from Catamitus Ganymede, from Etruscan Catmite, from Greek Ganym ē d ē s

Date: 1593

: a boy kept by a pederast

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