id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-6428 Sugar baby - Wikipedia .html text/html 1450 212 64 According to the Oxford English Dictionary (2017), the term "sugar" is slang, but is often used as a modifier to "sweeten" something, and as a euphemism for money.[2] Payment can be received by way of money, gifts, support or other material benefits in exchange for companionship or a dating-like relationship.[3][4] The person who receives the gifts is called a sugar baby, while their paying partner is called a sugar daddy or sugar momma.[5] In an interview in 2015, Brandon Wade, the creator of the website SeekingArrangement, stated that he saw a demand for online dating originally on sites like Craigslist. With the rising costs in tuition, cuts to bursaries and the increasing pressure of student debt, sugar dating is especially prevalent among students.[7] Research suggests that there is a growing phenomenon of female university students working in the sex industry to pay for their post-secondary.[6] Due to the nature and stigmatization of sex work in the marginalized, and hidden population there is limited information for the percentage of student participating in these types of relationships.[2] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6428.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6428.txt