adulescentula

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ădŭlescentŭla (not ădŏl-), ae, f. dim. [adulescens],

a very young maiden; also as a term of endearment for an adult: salveto, adulescentula, good morrow , my child , Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 3; Ter. And. 118: adulescentula speciosa, Vulg. 3 Reg. 1, 3: adulescentula virgo, ib. ib. 1, 2: adulescentulae, ib. Tit. 2, 4.

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