Latin Word of the Day
puer
PU-er • noun (masculine, 2nd declension) — 7th of May, 2026
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Meaning: boy; a young male child or youth
Examples
- Puer in horto currit.
(The boy runs in the garden.) - Mater puerum amat.
(The mother loves the boy.) - Puer cum cane ludit.
(The boy plays with the dog.)
Synonyms
- infans
- iuvenis
Use puer to refer to a male child or young male in ordinary speech and texts. It is a common 2nd-declension noun (nominative plural pueri, accusative puerum). In some contexts classical writers use puer more broadly for a youth or attendant, while iuvenis denotes an older youth and infans a younger child.
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