rob the cradle
Court much younger
To rob the cradle is to date or marry someone much younger than oneself.
The phrase implies the age gap is noteworthy or inappropriate—that the younger person is barely out of childhood by comparison: He's fifty and she's twenty-five? Talk about robbing the cradle.
A cradle robber is someone who does this habitually or conspicuously.
- cougarLarge American wildcat
- older womanMature female adult
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- relationshipConnection between entities
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
gossip · controversy · sugar daddy · trophy wife · arm candy · stigma · forbidden fruit · taboo · scandal · sweep someone off their feet · societal norms · criticism · public opinion · midlife crisis · imitate · moral judgment · silver fox · raised eyebrows