asaltacunas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of asalta (“to assault”) +‎ cunas (“cradles”).

Noun

asaltacunas m or f by sense (plural asaltacunas)

1. (slang, derogatory) cradle snatcher, cradle robber

   Synonym: robacunas

Further reading

• Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (2023 August 3) “asaltacunas”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]