infantulus

infantŭlus, i, m. dim. [infans],

• a little infant (post-class.), Ap. Met. 8, 15, 9; Nazar. Paneg. Const. 16, 6; Hier.in Isai. 3, 7, 16.

īnfantulus, ī, m. (Demin. v. infans), ein kleines Kind, Apul. met. 8, 15. Nazar. pan. Constant 16, 6. Hieron. Isai. 3, 7, 16 u.a. Eccl.: attrib., inf. filius, Augustin. de civ. dei 22, 8, 20. p. 577, 6 D.²: ipsis veluti infantulis doctrinae initiis erudiri, Hilar. in psalm. 108, 1.

infantulus [CL] 1 baby boy, infant. ~us cum in cunis supinis quiesceret Aldh. VirgP 26; subito inventa est cum ~o sedens in ecclesia Wulf. Æthelwold 5; Herm. Arch. 38 (v. clericellus a); ad instar vocis ~i ‥ cum de materno excipitur utero Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 61; mulieres et ~os tormentis dilaniant Eul. Hist. III 4; s1427 venerabiles accusans de proditione in mortem regis innocentis et vires ~i Chr. S. Alb. 19; fantulus WW (v. infantula 2). 2 (as adj.) of a young child. ~os annos egressus (J. Tynemouth V. Bregwini) Anglia Sacra II 75.

īnfantŭlus, ī, m. (infans), petit enfant, petit garçon : Apul. M. 8, 15 ; Hier. Is. 3, 7, 16.