What do I call someone who marries or has a sexual relationship with someone much younger than themselves? Their partner is someone who is at least 18 years old.
The term paedophile is not the correct word, because it refers to minors.
asked Aug 20, 2015 at 1:19
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3If it helps, the relationship itself can be called a "May to December romance."– aparente001Commented Aug 20, 2015 at 4:57
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cradle-snatcher
someone who has a romantic or sexual relationship with a much younger partner (thefreedictionary.com)
You could try forcing a "neologism" such as juvenophile, but any term with this general sense is likely to be derogatory and/or humorous.
Noting @James's simultaneous post with an unfamiliar (to me) alternative version, I should just add that both forms apparently coexist in AmE, but cradle-robber is virtually unknown in BrE.
answered Aug 20, 2015 at 1:32
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Interesting --I've never heard cradle-snatcher in AmE, but I've commonly heard cradle-robber. Maybe it's regional. Much more common than either (here in America) is the use of the phrase "you're robbing the cradle." Commented Aug 20, 2015 at 5:04
An older woman seeking younger men may be called a cougar.
Cougar (slang) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar_(slang) Wikipedia Cougar is a slang term that refers to a woman who seeks sexual relations with considerably younger men.
cradle-robber: (noun)(derogatory) A person who marries or has a sexual relationship with a much younger person.
If there is a significant financial disparity in favor of an older male, the term is sugar daddy. There are also sugar mommas and sugar babies. There is also a sugardaddy[.]com, as I just discovered, which claims thousands of new members daily. Another sugar daddy dating site promises "Rich Men to Support You.", warning, ominously, that you will "Start living the life you deserve!"
