boy Copy link Outline 1. pŭĕr, ĕri (a male child; a lad; also a slave)2. pūsĭo, ōnis, m. (a little fellow3. pūpus • boy: 1. pŭĕr, ĕri (a male child; a lad; also a slave): provide a nurse for the b., puero nutricem para, Ter.: the b. Ascanius, p. Ascanius, Virg.: the dinner is served by three b.s (slaves), coena ministratur p. tribus, Hor. Dimin., pŭĕrŭlus, a little b.: Cic. 2. pūsĭo, ōnis, m. (a little fellow: sometimes with an imputation of unchastity: cf. Juv. 6, 34): Cic. 3. pūpus: v. baby, infant. Dimin., pūpŭlus, a little boy: Cat. Phr.: a bit of a b., frustum pueri, Pl.: to become a boy again, rĕpŭĕrascĕre, Cic.