Jailbait

Pronunciation

• enPR: jāl´bāt, IPA: /ˈdÊ’eɪlbeɪt/

Alternative forms

• gaolbait rare
• jail bait
• jail-bait

Origin

jail + bait, from the risk of a prison sentence.

Full definition of jailbait

Noun

1. (slang) A sexually attractive person who is very young, especially one below the age of consent.
• "The first time she modelled for Edward Weston, in March 1934, Charis Wilson knew she didn’t look good. At 20 she was “a piece of jailbait”, a mere child, especially with the stumpy plaits into which she sometimes twisted her hair."

Synonyms

• lolita, nymph, nymphet, nymphette female