Definition of Pupil

1. Noun. A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.


2. Noun. The contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot.
Group relationships: Iris
Generic synonyms: Aperture
Derivative terms: Pupillary

3. Noun. A young person attending school (up through senior high school).

Definition of Pupil

1. n. The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris.

2. n. A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor.

Definition of Pupil

1. Noun. (context: legal obsolete) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state. ¹

2. Noun. A student under the supervision of a teacher or professor. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pupil

1. a student under the close supervision of a teacher [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pupil

puparia
puparial
puparium
pupas
pupate
pupated
pupates
pupating
pupation
pupations
pupelo
pupet regime
pupfish
pupfishes
pupigerous
pupilage
pupilages
pupilar
pupilary
pupiless
pupilesses
pupillage
pupillages
pupillar
pupillarities
pupillarity
pupillary
pupillary reflex
pupillary space

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