mellītŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [mellitus],
honey-sweet, darling (ante- and post-class.): corpusculum mellitulum! (al. melliculum), Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 19: puella, Hier. Ep. 79, 6. —Subst.: mellītŭla , ae, f., little honey : mea mellitula, Ap. Met. 3, 22, 12.