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, Suet. Calig. 13 fin.—
II. The pupil of the eye (post-class. for pupula and pupilla), Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 179.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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