Căt'a-mīte, n.

n. [Fr. catamite, Lat. Catamitus, an old form of Ganymedes, Gr. Γανυμήδης, Ganymede, who, on account of his youthful beauty, was carried off to heaven by Jupiter’s eagle from Mount Ida, and made Jupiter’s cup-bearer.] A boy kept for unnatural purposes; a bardash; an ingle.