rob the cradle

Verb

disapproving idiomatic

(idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation.

Japanese Meaning

（婉曲的で批判的なニュアンスを伴い）世代を大きく隔てた年下の相手と結婚や恋愛関係になること

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People criticize him because he tends to rob the cradle whenever he starts dating someone new.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

人々は彼を批判している。彼は新しい交際を始めるたびに自分よりずっと年下の相手と恋愛関係になる傾向があるからだ。

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Sense（1）

(idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation.

The actress, 31, also pooh-poohs the notion that she's robbing the cradle with Timberlake, 22.

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Sense（2）

(idiomatic, disapproving) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.

They were ordered to the field, and their places filled by the Georgia "Reserves," an organization of boys under, and men over the military age. As General Grant aptly-phrased it, "They had robbed the cradle and the grave," in forming these regiments.

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robs the cradle

（ present singular third-person ）

robbing the cradle

（ participle present ）

robbed the cradle

（ participle past ）

robbed the cradle

（ past ）

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