Phrase guide

sugar baby

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The younger recipient (usually female or a bottom) of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama, especially financial and romantic in an intergenerational relationship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kept man, kept woman, concubine, mistress

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A term of endearment; sweetheart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sweetie, honey, dear, sugar

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sugar + baby.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Khmer: ស្រីតា (srəytaa) — recipient of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama
  • Khmer: ប្រុសយាយ (prohyiəy) — recipient of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sugarbaby — recipient of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama
  • Spanish: mantenido — recipient of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama
  • Vietnamese: sugar baby — recipient of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama
  • Vietnamese: bé đường — recipient of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama