Usually means: Dating someone significantly younger romantically.
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  1. rob the cradle: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. rob the cradle: Merriam-Webster
  3. rob the cradle: Wiktionary
  4. rob the cradle: Dictionary.com
  5. rob the cradle: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. rob the cradle: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. rob the cradle: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (rob the cradle)

verb:  (idiomatic, disapproving) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation.
verb:  (idiomatic, disapproving) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.

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