cradle robber

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cradle robber

noun cradle robbers · cradle-robber

derogatory, idiomatic A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger, or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age. "And no mother," he shouted, "can call ME a ‘fortune-hunter’ and a ‘cradle-robber’ and think I'll make good by marrying her daughter!"
Similar: cradle snatcher

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@misc{cradle_robber_2026,
  title = {cradle robber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cradle%20robber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}