catamite
Plural: catamites
Noun
- A boy kept for homosexual practices.
- a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man
- A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man.
Verb
- To engage in a homoerotic relationship involving a boy and an older man.
Examples
- The obscure word CATAMITE surprised his opponent, who had never seen it played before.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin catamītus (“boy kept as a sexual partner”), from Catamītus, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), an attractive Trojan boy supposedly abducted to Mount Olympus by the god Zeus to become his cupbearer and lover. Doublet of Ganymede.
Scrabble Score: 12
catamite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcatamite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
catamite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
catamite: valid Words With Friends Word