Definition of cradle-snatching - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

age-gap relationships

act of dating someone much younger than yourself

Cradle-snatching is often frowned upon in some cultures.

Adjective

age-gap relationship

having a romantic relationship with someone much younger

They were known for their cradle-snatching romance.

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Origin of cradle-snatching

English, cradle (infant bed) + snatching (grabbing)

Examples of cradle-snatching in a sentence

Cradle-snatching can cause family tensions.
Their cradle-snatching affair raised eyebrows.
She was criticized for her cradle-snatching tendencies.

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French:vol de berceau, intergénérationnel, ...
German:Altersunterschiedsbeziehung, deutlich altersunterschiedlich, ...
Italian:caccia alle giovanissime, con grande differenza d'età, ...
Spanish:relaciones con diferencia de edad, con diferencia de edad, ...
Portuguese:relação com grande diferença de idade, com grande diferença de idades, ...
Chinese:年龄差恋爱, 老少配的, ...
Japanese:年の差交際, 年の差恋愛の, ...
Arabic:مواعدة فارق السن الكبير, ذُو فَارِق عُمْر كَبِير, ...
Hebrew:קֶשֶׁר עִם צְעִירִים בְּהַרְבֵּה, בַּעַל פַּעַר גִּילָאִים גָּדוֹל, ...
Russian:отношения с большой разницей в возрасте, влюблённый в намного младшего партнёра, ...
Ukrainian:стосунки з великою різницею у віці, з великою різницею у віці, ...
Hindi:कम उम्र के साथी के साथ संबंध, कम उम्र के साथ संबंध रखने वाला, ...
Bengali:বয়সের ফারাকের প্রেম, অনেক কমবয়সি কারও সঙ্গে প্রেমের সম্পর্কযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:sortir amb algú molt més jove, amb diferència d'edat, ...
Czech:chození s výrazně mladším partnerem, zajíčkový, ...
Danish:alderforskel forhold, aldersforskelspræget, ...
Dutch:relatie met een groot leeftijdsverschil, met een groot leeftijdsverschil, ...
Greek:σχέση με πολύ νεότερο άτομο, σκανδαλώδης, ...
Hungarian:kapcsolat jóval fiatalabb személlyel, jóval fiatalabb partnerrel járó, ...
Khmer:ការណាត់ជួបស្នេហាជាមួយមនុស្សដែលក្មេងជាងខ្លួនច្រើន, មានទំនាក់ទំនងស្នេហាជាមួយមនុស្សដែលក្មេងជាងខ្លួនច្រើន, ...
Korean:연상연하 연애, 연하와의 관계를 가진, ...
Persian:رابطه با فرد بسیار جوان‌تر, دارای رابطه با فرد بسیار جوان‌تر, ...
Polish:związek z dużo młodszym partnerem, związany z dużo młodszą osobą, ...
Portuguese (BR):relacionamento com diferença de idade, com parceiro mais jovem, ...
Romanian:relație cu diferență mare de vârstă, cu diferență mare de vârstă, ...
Swedish:kärlek över generationsgränser, åldersskillnads, ...
Thai:การออกเดทกับคนอายุน้อยมาก, คบคนอายุน้อยกว่ามาก, ...
Turkish:yaş farkı ilişkisi, genç sevgiliyle olan, ...
Vietnamese:hẹn hò chênh lệch tuổi tác, yêu người trẻ tuổi, ...

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