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cat·a·mite
(kăt′ə-mīt′)n.
A boy who has a sexual relationship with a man.
[Latin catamītus, from Catamītus, Ganymede, from Etruscan Catmite, from Greek Ganumēdēs.]
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catamite
(ˈkætəˌmaɪt)n
a boy kept for homosexual purposes
[C16: from Latin Catamītus, variant of Ganymēdēs Ganymede1]
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cat•a•mite
(ˈkæt əˌmaɪt)n.
a boy or youth having a sexual relationship with a man.
[1585–95; < Latin Catamītus < Etruscan Catmite < Greek Ganymḗdēs Ganymede]
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Noun | 1. | catamite - a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man boy, male child - a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" |
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