# jailbait

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪlbeɪt/ · frequency rank #58,777

## Definitions
1. A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.

## Etymology
From jail + bait, from the fact that statutory rape can result, for the adult committing it, in incarceration.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jailbait