A cradle-robber is an informal, disapproving name for a person who is in a romantic or sexual relationship with someone much, much younger. The picture is ugly on purpose: as if the older person were stealing a baby from its cradle. Nobody means a real baby or a real crime; they mean the age gap feels too large, and they do not like it.

A cradle-robbercradle-robber is an informal, disapproving name是一個非正式、帶貶意的說法 for a person who is in a romantic or sexual relationship指跟某人有戀愛或性關係的人 with someone much, much younger而那個人年紀小很多很多。The picture is ugly on purpose這個畫面故意講得很難聽: as if the older person were stealing a baby from its cradle好像年紀較大的那個人在搖籃裡偷走一個嬰兒一樣。Nobody means a real baby or a real crime沒有人真的是指嬰兒或犯罪; they mean他們的意思是 the age gap feels too large年齡差距讓人覺得太大, and而且 they do not like it他們不喜歡這樣。

It is often said as a joke behind someone's back, which does not make it kind. Traditionally people threw it at an older man with a much younger woman, but it can be aimed either way. It is social scolding, not a legal term: two adults can still attract this name if one looks old enough to be the other's parent.

It is often said as a joke behind someone's back常常是在背後開玩笑地說, which並不會因此 does not make it kind變得比較和善。Traditionally傳統上, people threw it人們把這個詞丟給 at an older man with a much younger woman跟年輕很多的女性交往的年長男性, but但 it can be aimed either way也可以用在另一個方向。It is social scolding它是一種社會上的責難, not a legal term不是法律用語: two adults can still attract this name兩個成年人還是可能被這樣叫 if one looks old enough to be the other's parent如果其中一個看起來老到可以當另一個的父母。

British English more often says cradle-snatcher; Americans are more likely to say cradle-robber. Younger people may just say the relationship is creepy, or joke about a sugar daddy or sugar mummy, which is a different insult (that one is about money).

British English英式英文 more often says比較常說 cradle-snatchercradle-snatcher; Americans美式英文 are more likely to say比較常說 cradle-robber。Younger people年輕人 may just say the relationship is creepy可能只會說這段關係讓人毛毛的, or joke about a sugar daddy or sugar mummy或開玩笑說是sugar daddy或sugar mummy, which這 is a different insult是另一種不同的說法 (that one is about money那個講的是錢)。