ădŭlescentŭla (not
ădŭlescentŭla (not ădŏl-), ae, f. dim. id., 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.