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jmdict 1177350 Active (id: 2066718)
[ichi1,news1,nf21]
つばめ [ichi1,news1,nf21] つばくらめ [ok] つばくら [ok] つばくろ [ok] ツバメ (nokanji) [spec1]
1. [n] [uk]
▶ swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)
▶ martin
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2534120 燕子【えんし】 1. swallow
  ⇐ see: 2534160 燕児【えんじ】 1. swallow chick
  ⇐ see: 2534130 玄鳥【げんちょう】 1. swallow
2. [n]
▶ barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
3. [n]
▶ younger man involved with an older woman
▶ boy toy
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2118040 若い燕 1. young lover of an older woman; boy toy



History:
2. A 2020-04-29 13:05:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2020-04-29 12:35:54 
  Refs:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boy-toy
"an attractive young man, especially one who has relationships with older, powerful, or successful people"
  Diff:
@@ -46,0 +47 @@
+<gloss>boy toy</gloss>

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