English → Latin
“school-boy, school-girl” 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 apuellagirl, lass, maiden (female child); sweetheart, mistress, beloved maiden; young woman, young wifediscōto learn; to teach; to study, practiceoperātusefficacious, effective
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
school-boy, school-girl s.
puer, puella, in ludum litterarium itans (after Plin., 9, 8, 8); puer (puella) scholae adhuc operatus (operata) (Vid: Quint., 10, 3, 13); puer, puella, discens: Like a school-boy, *tironum more.
Hardly worthy of a school-boy, *vix tirone dignus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for school-boy, school-girl?
- The usual Latin words for “school-boy, school-girl” are puer, puella, discō; also operātus. 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.