UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: child

Semantic entry: 9.42

Semantic domains: People

Subdomains: Children

Definition: (diminutive of παῖς[a] ‘child,’ 9.41: παῖς, but in the NT παιδάριον has seemingly lost at least most of this diminutive force, but may have retained some implications of affectionate concern or interest) a child, normally below the age of puberty

Notes: Note that παιδάριον in RV JHN 6:9 · LV JHN 6:9 · Read together JHN 6:9 denotes merely a child; it is the referential pronoun ὅς which indicates masculine gender, and therefore one may translate ‘boy.’|It is also possible that in this context the diminutive παιδάριον carries some connotation of endearment.