I.a very young maiden; also as a term of endearment for an adult: “salveto, adulescentula,” good morrow, my child, Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 3; Ter. And. 1, 1, 91: “adulescentula speciosa,” Vulg. 3 Reg. 1, 3: “adulescentula virgo,” ib. ib. 1, 2: “adulescentulae,” ib. Tit. 2, 4.
ădŭlescentŭla (not ădŏl- ), ae, f. dim. id.,