puella aeterna

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Etymology

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

Noun

puella aeterna (plural puellae aeternae)

  1. (psychology) A female puer aeternus. [from 20th c.]

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