pupus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

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.

pūpus,¹⁶ ī, m.,
1 petit garçon : Varro Men. 546 ; Suet. Cal. 13
2 pupille [de l’œil] : P. Nol. 20, 179.