puer aeternus en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin puer aeternus (“eternal boy”) (in Ovid, Metamorphoses), after use in German by Carl Jung.
Meanings
- A child-god who is forever young.
- An archetype of eternal youth.
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pueri aeterni | Number=Plur | lexicographic |