What is the Latin word for boy?

The usual Latin words for “boy” are puer, puerulus, pūsiō; also pūpus, pūpulus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“boy” in Latin

puera child; chit; a boy, lad (typically between ages 7-14 but could be younger) (older than an īnfāns but younger than an a pueruluslittle boy; little slave pūsiōlad (young boy)pūpusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye (post-class. for pūpula and pūpilla)pūpulusdiminutive of pūpus (“boy”); little boy; puppet

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

boy

puer. A little boy, puerulus, pusio (generally): pupus, pupulus (in endearment). To become a boy again, repuerascere. To leave boy’s play, nuces relinquere. He is past a boy, virilem togam sumsit, ex pueris or ex ephebis excessit. When I was a boy, me puero.

Vid: CHILD.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for boy?: The usual Latin words for “boy” are puer, puerulus, pūsiō; also pūpus, pūpulus. 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.