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Catamite
UK
/ˈkæt.ə.maɪt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.maɪt/
Translation of "catamite" into Russian
catamite
Noun
UK
/ˈkæt.ə.maɪt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.maɪt/
catamite
catamites pl
In ancient Rome, a catamite was a young boy who was in a pederastic relationship with an older man.
В древнем Риме катамит был молодым мальчиком, состоявшим в педерастических отношениях со старшим мужчиной.
Definitions
catamite
Noun
UK
/ˈkæt.ə.maɪt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.maɪt/
A boy or young man in a pederastic relationship with an older man, often used in historical contexts.
In ancient Rome, a catamite was sometimes seen as a status symbol for wealthy men.
A passive male homosexual or a boy kept for homosexual practices; by extension, a person (especially a man) who is servile or subservient to another (derogatory).
The minister was derided as the billionaire’s catamite, obedient to his every whim.
catamite
Adjective
UK
/ˈkæt.ə.maɪt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.maɪt/
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a catamite; effeminately submissive or servile.
Their relationship had a distinctly catamite dynamic, with one partner always yielding to the other.