catamītus — meaning in English

English meaning

• fruit noun The seed-bearing part of a plant, often sweet and eaten as food, such as an apple or orange.

Senses

catamītus is used for these senses in English:

• catamite A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man. [1552]
• fruit (dated, colloquial, derogatory) A homosexual man; (derogatory, figurative) an effeminate man. [from 1900]

fruit — full definition

1. noun The seed-bearing part of a plant, often sweet and eaten as food, such as an apple or orange.
2. noun A good or bad result of effort or action.
3. verb To produce fruit.

Related Latin words