People often call him a cradle snatcher because his girlfriend is so young.
cradle snatcher
idiomA person who prefers to date people significantly younger than themselves.
Origin
disputed originRefers to the idea of snatching someone from a cradle, i.e. they are very young.
When he started dating someone twenty years his junior, his friends joked that he was a total cradle snatcher.
Despite his protests that age is merely a number, the gossip columns frequently labeled him a cradle snatcher due to his penchant for dating women barely out of their teens.
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cat's cradle
Any complicated structure that appears to be without purpose.
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cradle robber
A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger, or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.
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rob the cradle
To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation.