What does cradle-snatch mean?

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cradle-snatch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

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cradle-snatches (present, singular) cradle-snatching (participle, present) cradle-snatched (participle, past) cradle-snatched (past)

What does cradle-snatch mean?: To have a romantic relationship with a person much younger than oneself.

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