catamiten.

Brit.

/ˈkatəmʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkædəˌmaɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin catamītus.

Etymology: < classical Latin catamītus boy kept by a man as a sexual partner, specific use of Catamītus , the name of Ganymede, Jupiter's cup-bearer < Etruscan Catmite < ancient Greek Γανυμήδης , the name of Jupiter's cup-bearer (see Ganymede n.), perhaps via an unattested form *Γαδυμήδης or *Γαδομήδης.

A boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man. More generally: a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse.Frequently in contexts indicating disdain or contempt.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > male > boy or youth

bardash1550

catamite?1552

Ganymede1558

ingle1592

ningle1602

Ganymedean1603

pathic1605

prostitute1654

love-boy1655

punk1698

chicken1914

tart1935

bumboy1937

mo1968

?1552 W. Baldwin tr. ‘P. Esquillus’ Wonderfull Newes sig. A.viii About Peter Aloysius were Catamites innumerable [L. catamiti innumerabiles], hauyng all the partes of theyr body finely clothed, saue only theyr arses.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. v. xxxi. 111 Called Cinedopolis, by reason of certain Catamites and shamefull baggages [Fr. Bardaches; L. probrosis] that king Alexander the Great left there.

1627 M. Drayton Moone-calfe in Battaile Agincourt 160 His smooth-chind..Catamite.

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 417 Agatho himself..was a Catamite.

1740 M. D. tr. Marquis d'Argens Jewish Spy V. clxxviii. 165 Persons who attended upon their Chief, in order to go and meet an infamous Catamite [Fr. Giton].

1788 Eng. Rev. Feb. 130 The successive embraces of a dancing girl and a catamite.

1841 S. L. Fairfield Poems & Prose Writings I. 384 He heard Low lurking catamites, around the throne, Whisper disgrace and craven treachery!

1888 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 18 Nov. 16/1 The king of Wurtemberg, with his American catamites, is in the place [sc. Nice], and is not the only royal personage who will spend the winter there.

1930 A. C. Flick Decline Medieval Church II. xxviii. 474 He mentioned the fact that the churches were held by pimps and catamites, the nunneries were dens of prostitution, [etc.].

1980 ‘A. Burgess’ Earthly Powers (1981) i. 7 It was the afternoon of my eighty-first birthday, and I was in bed with my catamite when Ali announced that the archbishop had come to see me.

2016 Toronto Star (Nexis) 15 Apr. a2 They were catamites, these youths. And I question whether even those of adult age were consensual participants.

Derivatives

† catamited adj. Obsolete rare that has been used sexually like a catamite; (perhaps) spec. that has been penetrated anally.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [adjective] > pederasty > subject to

pathic1657

catamited1697

1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. i. xxvi. 161 The catamited Boy shall have no Action issued out against him.

ˈcatamiting adj. rare that makes use of or keeps catamites (in quots. probably as a more general term of abuse).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [adjective] > pederasty > practising

catamitinga1641

a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) ii. ii. 41 That ould Catamitinge, Canker worme.

1997 B. McNaughton Throne of Bones (2000) 112 That catamiting Vendren popinjay.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	catamite
释义	catamiten. Brit. /ˈkatəmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈkædəˌmaɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin catamītus. Etymology: < classical Latin catamītus boy kept by a man as a sexual partner, specific use of Catamītus , the name of Ganymede, Jupiter's cup-bearer < Etruscan Catmite < ancient Greek Γανυμήδης , the name of Jupiter's cup-bearer (see Ganymede n.), perhaps via an unattested form Γαδυμήδης or Γαδομήδης. A boy or young man who is made use of as a (typically passive) sexual partner by an older man. More generally: a (younger) passive partner in homosexual anal intercourse.Frequently in contexts indicating disdain or contempt. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > male > boy or youth bardash1550 catamite?1552 Ganymede1558 ingle1592 ningle1602 Ganymedean1603 pathic1605 prostitute1654 love-boy1655 punk1698 chicken1914 tart1935 bumboy1937 mo1968 ?1552 W. Baldwin tr. ‘P. Esquillus’ Wonderfull Newes sig. A.viii About Peter Aloysius were Catamites innumerable [L. catamiti innumerabiles], hauyng all the partes of theyr body finely clothed, saue only theyr arses. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. v. xxxi. 111 Called Cinedopolis, by reason of certain Catamites and shamefull baggages [Fr. Bardaches; L. probrosis] that king Alexander the Great left there. 1627 M. Drayton Moone-calfe in Battaile Agincourt 160 His smooth-chind..Catamite. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 417 Agatho himself..was a Catamite. 1740 M. D. tr. Marquis d'Argens Jewish Spy V. clxxviii. 165 Persons who attended upon their Chief, in order to go and meet an infamous Catamite [Fr. Giton]. 1788 Eng. Rev. Feb. 130 The successive embraces of a dancing girl and a catamite. 1841 S. L. Fairfield Poems & Prose Writings I. 384 He heard Low lurking catamites, around the throne, Whisper disgrace and craven treachery! 1888 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 18 Nov. 16/1 The king of Wurtemberg, with his American catamites, is in the place [sc. Nice], and is not the only royal personage who will spend the winter there. 1930 A. C. Flick Decline Medieval Church II. xxviii. 474 He mentioned the fact that the churches were held by pimps and catamites, the nunneries were dens of prostitution, [etc.]. 1980 ‘A. Burgess’ Earthly Powers (1981) i. 7 It was the afternoon of my eighty-first birthday, and I was in bed with my catamite when Ali announced that the archbishop had come to see me. 2016 Toronto Star (Nexis) 15 Apr. a2 They were catamites, these youths. And I question whether even those of adult age were consensual participants. Derivatives † catamited adj. Obsolete rare that has been used sexually like a catamite; (perhaps) spec. that has been penetrated anally. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [adjective] > pederasty > subject to pathic1657 catamited1697 1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. i. xxvi. 161 The catamited Boy shall have no Action issued out against him. ˈcatamiting adj. rare that makes use of or keeps catamites (in quots. probably as a more general term of abuse). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [adjective] > pederasty > practising catamitinga1641 a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) ii. ii. 41 That ould Catamitinge, Canker worme. 1997 B. McNaughton Throne of Bones (2000) 112 That catamiting Vendren popinjay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1552
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