Synonyms & related words for catamite

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of catamite. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to catamite

Explore words related to catamite — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pederastic, sodomite, pederast, toyboy, ephebe. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does catamite come from?

The word catamite breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root catamite, from Latin ganymedes (“boy kept for pederasty (via Etruscan Catmite from Ganymede)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.