CATAMITE


Meaning of CATAMITE in English

ˈkad.əˌmīt, ˈkatə-, usu -īd.+V noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin catamitus, from Catamitus Ganymede, cupbearer of the gods, from Etruscan Catmite, from Greek Ganymēdēs

: a boy kept for purposes of sexual perversion

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