puer.
a child; chit
Meaning & usage
a child; chit
a boy, lad (typically between ages 7-14 but could be younger) (older than an īnfāns but younger than an adulēscēns)
a male servant or page; slave
a bachelor
boyhood (ex: in puero, "in his boyhood" or "as a boy")
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Indo-European *ph₂weros Proto-Italic *puweros Latin puer From Proto-Italic *puweros, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂weros, from *peh₂w-. Cognate with Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌂𐌋𐌖𐌌 (puglum), Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “boy”).
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