cradle-robber
Dates much younger
A cradle-robber is someone who dates or marries a much younger person.
The term is mildly disapproving, suggesting the age gap is unseemly—as if one partner were snatched from the nursery: He's sixty and she's twenty-five? What a cradle-robber.
The verb is cradle-rob; the practice, cradle-robbing.
Large American wildcat
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- sugar daddyWealthy older romantic benefactor
- sugar mamaFemale financial sponsor of romance
- trophy wifeSpouse chosen for appearance
trophy husband · boy toy · age difference · midlife crisis · youthful · intergenerational · silver fox · daddy issues
Stealthy, slow movement
- lecherLustful, predatory person
- dirty old manLecherous elderly male
- sleazeTawdry moral quality
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
pervert · wolf · lech · scoundrel · libertine · rake · seducer · degenerate
Self-care for appearance
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
- exploitationSelfish use of others
control · dominance · impressionable · naivete · inexperience · vulnerability · unequal · influence
cougar
Large American wildcat
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- sugar daddyWealthy older romantic benefactor
- sugar mamaFemale financial sponsor of romance
trophy wife · trophy husband · boy toy · age difference · midlife crisis · youthful · intergenerational · silver fox · daddy issues · arm candy
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
- lecherLustful, predatory person
- dirty old manLecherous elderly male
- sleazeTawdry moral quality
predator · pervert · wolf · lech · scoundrel · libertine · rake · seducer · degenerate · inappropriate
grooming
Self-care for appearance
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
exploitation · control · dominance · impressionable · naivete · inexperience · vulnerability · unequal · influence · advantage