| 单词 | baby-snatching |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbaby-snatching baby-snatching n. derogatory abduction of a very young child; (in extended use) the action or fact of marrying or having a sexual relationship with a much younger partner; cf. cradle-snatching n. at cradle n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > activity of a cradle-snatcher baby-snatching1857 cradle-snatching1933 1857 Train Jan.–June 222 I avowed how I had been an unwilling accomplice in the scene of baby-snatching. 1905 Idler 26 440/2 It was a positive case of baby-snatching! Poor fellow!.. He has caught a tartar. 1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife iv. 71 This is a bit much, isn't it, darling?.. I don't approve of baby-snatching. 1996 R. Doyle Woman who walked into Doors xviii. 92 It's big business, baby snatching, especially in America. It's a sick world. 2002 A. Devlin Cell Mates 87 He was 21, ten years younger than me, and when we got engaged my father accused me of baby-snatching. < as lemmas |
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