English Explanatory Dictionary

puella aeterna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female puer aeternus.

Word forms

puella aeterna puellae aeternae

Etymology

From Latin puella aeterna (“eternal girl”), female form of puer aeternus (“eternal boy”) (in Ovid, Metamorphoses), after use in German by CG Jung.

Synonyms

puella
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