pupil

¹pu·pil

noun \ˈpyü-pəl\

Definition of PUPIL

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

Origin of PUPIL

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

First Known Use: 1536

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with PUPIL

cupel, scruple

²pupil

noun

Definition of PUPIL

: the contractile aperture in the iris of the eye

— pu·pil·lary \ˈpyü-pə-ˌler-ē\ adjective

Origin of PUPIL

Middle French pupille, from Latin pupilla, from diminutive of pupa doll; from the tiny image of oneself seen reflected in another's eye

First Known Use: 1567

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

pu·pil

noun \ˈpyü-pəl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PUPIL

: the contractile usually round aperture in the iris of the eye