pupus

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

pūpus, i, m. [root pu-, to beget; cf.: puer, pubes].

I A boy , a child , Varr. ap. Non. 156, 22; as a term of endearment, puppet , Suet. Calig. 13 fin.

II The pupil of the eye (post-class. for pupula and pupilla), Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 179.