fraterculus
κάλλιστον ἐφόδιον τῷ γήρᾳ ἡ παιδεία (Aristotle, quoted by Diogenes Laertius 5.21) → the finest provision for old age is education
Latin > English
fraterculus fraterculi N M :: little brother
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
frātercŭlus: i, m.
dim. frater,
I a little brother.
I Lit.: unde fit, ut malim fraterculus esse Gigantis, i. e. of unknown parents. qs. sprung from the earth, Juv. 4, 98. —
II Transf. (acc. to frater, II. A.), a familiar appellation given to a friend: quam copiose laudatur Apronius a Timarchide ... Volo, mi frater, fraterculo tuo credas, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
frātercŭlus,¹⁵ ī, m. (frater), tendre frère : Timarch d. Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 155 || petit frère : Juv. 4, 98.
Latin > German (Georges)
frāterculus, ī, m. (Demin. v. frater), das Brüderchen, Iuven. 4, 98: als Liebkosungswort, Timarch. b. Cic. Verr. 3, 155.
Latin > Chinese
fraterculus, i. m. :: 小弟。— gigantum 私孩。
