"pupa" meaning in Latin

See pupa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpuː.pa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpuː.pa] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: By surface analysis, the feminine gender form of pūpus. However, De Vaan considers the feminine form as original; see pūpus for more. Head templates: {{la-noun|pūpa<1>}} pūpa f (genitive pūpae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pūpa<1>}} Forms: pūpa [canonical, feminine], pūpae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pūpa [nominative, singular], pūpae [nominative, plural], pūpae [genitive, singular], pūpārum [genitive, plural], pūpae [dative, singular], pūpīs [dative, plural], pūpam [accusative, singular], pūpās [accusative, plural], pūpā [ablative, singular], pūpīs [ablative, plural], pūpa [singular, vocative], pūpae [plural, vocative], puppa [alternative]
  1. girl, little girl Tags: declension-1 Synonyms: puella, puellula
    Sense id: en-pupa-la-noun-8S-7pVRO Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 66 22 12
  2. doll, puppet Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-pupa-la-noun-uxrjDHm2 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 19 73 8
  3. (New Latin) pupa (of an insect) Tags: New-Latin, declension-1
    Sense id: en-pupa-la-noun-x3U5U6Ez Categories (other): New Latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pūpilla, pūpula
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuː.pa]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pupa"
}

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