What is another word for Catamite?

Pronunciation: [kˈatɐmˌa͡ɪt] (IPA)

What are the hypernyms for Catamite?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Catamite

It is said of him, that in Spain, when Icelus, an old Catamite of his, brought him the news of Nero's death, he not only kissed him lovingly before company, but begged of him to remove all impediments, and then took him aside into a private apartment.
"Sergius Sulpicius Galba (Galba) The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Volume 7."
C. Suetonius Tranquillus
Then a Catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.
"The Satyricon, Complete"
Petronius Arbiter
Clapping her hands softly she cried out, "Oh you witty rogue, you are a fountain of repartee, but you never knew before that a Catamite was called a k-night-cap, now did you?"
"The Satyricon, Complete"
Petronius Arbiter

Related words: Catamite meaning, Catamite used in a sentence, Catamite in the Bible, Catamites in the Bible, Catamites in Greek mythology, Catamite in the meaning of the word

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