puelline Meaning & Definition
/p(j)uːˈɛliːn/
What Does Puelline Mean?
Puelline is used as an adjective meaning Synonym of puellile (“characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls”).
Puelline: Key Facts
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /p(j)uːˈɛliːn/ |
| Comparative / superlative | more puelline, most puelline |
Puelline Definition (Adjective)
- Synonym of puellile (“characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls”).
Synonyms of Puelline
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Puelline synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
puelline (comparative more puelline, superlative most puelline)
Origin of Puelline
From Latin puella (“female child, girl”) + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Puella is derived from puellus (“male child, young boy”) + -a (feminine form of -us); puellus is a contraction of puerulus (“little boy; little slave”), from puer (“boy, lad; male page, servant, or slave; child”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)) + -ulus (“suffix forming diminutives of nouns indicating small size or youth”).