What is the Latin word for bickering?

The usual Latin words for “bickering” are parvulus, prōcursātĭo, iūrgium; also rixa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“bickering” in Latin

parvuluslittle; tiny; petty; small; slight; paltry; mean; unimportant; insignificant; young; tender of years prōcursātĭoa charge iūrgiuma quarrel, strife, dispute, altercation, contention; abuse, invective; a legal dispute, a separation between husband and rixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife, contention

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bickering

proelium leve, levins, parvulum; pugna concursatoria, procursatio: brawl, jurgium, rixa.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for bickering?: The usual Latin words for “bickering” are parvulus, prōcursātĭo, iūrgium; also rixa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.