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puellus.

boy (young/little); catamite (when in erotic context);

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[puˈɛl.lʊs]Classical-Latin[puˈɛl.lus]
  1. a young boy, a little boy

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. catamite

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Contracted from puerulus (“a little boy, a little slave”), the diminutive of puer (“boy”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.