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I have a question

Why do the suitors call Telemachus little wolf and not something actually offensive like little bug or something? Is it because they can't be that openly disrespectful towards the prince so they had to disguise it as a something kinda nice?

No bc telling him that he's little clearly frustrates him but they're still comparing him to a frickin wolf, which is not offensive at all, is it?