cradle robber
Dates much younger
A cradle robber is someone who dates or marries a much younger person—young enough that the age gap raises eyebrows.
The term implies the older partner is taking advantage of youth or naivety: He's sixty and she's twenty-five? What a cradle robber.
The phrase can be playful or genuinely critical depending on context.
- sugar daddyWealthy older romantic benefactor
- matureFully grown or developed
- trophy wifeSpouse chosen for appearance
- age gapDifference in years lived
- cougarLarge American wildcat
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- age-gap romanceage difference, older man, older woman, younger woman, cougar
- age slanggeezer, codger, coot, old fart, old timer
- dating typesbad boy, player, gold digger, nice guy, hopeless romantic