What does seniculus mean in Latin?

seniculus, a noun, means “little old man”.

noun · masculine

seniculus¹

seniculus m

masculinelittle old man
Demonstro seniculum: in angulo sedebat.I pointed out a little old man sitting in a corner.c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.25

sĕnĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. senex,

I. a little old man, only App. M. 1, p. 113, 32.

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin seniculus From senex + -culus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

seniculus²

seniculus (feminine senicula, neuter seniculum)

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	seniculus	senicula	seniculum
genitive	seniculī	seniculae	seniculī
dative	seniculō	seniculae	seniculō
accusative	seniculum	seniculam	seniculum
ablative	seniculō	seniculā	seniculō
vocative	senicule	senicula	seniculum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	seniculī	seniculae	senicula
genitive	seniculōrum	seniculārum	seniculōrum
dative	seniculīs	seniculīs	seniculīs
accusative	seniculōs	seniculās	senicula
ablative	seniculīs	seniculīs	seniculīs
vocative	seniculī	seniculae	senicula

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin seniculus From senex + -culus.