catamite

A noun referring to a boy who is the passive partner in a sexual relationship with a man, now considered archaic and offensive.

• 🇫🇷Terme vieilli et offensant désignant un jeune garçon servant de partenaire passif dans une relation homosexuelle avec un homme.

1. Historical term for a young male companion C2 formal

   A boy or young man who is the passive partner in a sexual relationship with an older man, especially in ancient Greece and Rome.

   • In ancient Roman literature, the figure of the catamite appears in certain poems.
   • Historical texts sometimes refer to a catamite as a young male companion.
   • The term catamite is rarely used in modern conversation.

   🇫🇷jeune amant passif (Antiquité)

   Synonymes: ganymedeminion

• catamites plural form
• catamites' possessive plural form
• catamite's possessive singular form