Main Entry: ¹pu·pil

Pronunciation: \ˈpyü-pəl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English pupille minor ward, from Anglo-French, from Latin pupillus male ward (from diminutive of pupus boy) & pupilla female ward, from diminutive of pupa girl, doll

Date: 1536

1 : a child or young person in school or in the charge of a tutor or instructor : student
2 : one who has been taught or influenced by a famous or distinguished person