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pueri aeterni

pueri aeterni is the plural of puer aeternus.

Meaning of puer aeternus

Noun

puer aeternus (plural pueri aeterni)

  1. A child-god who is forever young.
  2. An archetype of eternal youth.
  3. (broadly) A man who remains emotionally childlike.
    • Michael Jackson, the self-proclaimed King of Pop, eccentric puer aeternus, and singer-songwriter-dancer-entrepreneur, agrees to an out-of-court settlement in a child-molestation suit, reportedly paying out $20 million to settle one of a series of sex-abuse charges brought against him.2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties

Questions about pueri aeterni

What is pueri aeterni the plural of?
Pueri aeterni is the plural of puer aeternus.

Words near pueri aeterni in the dictionary

  1. puerarin
  2. Puercan
  3. puerco pibil
  4. Puerco River
  5. Puerh
  6. pueri aeterni
  7. puericulture
  8. puerile
  9. puerilely
  10. puerileness
  11. puerilism

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