pupil
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pupil¹
- /ˈpjuːpəl/
- /ˈpj̥uːpəɫ/
Sounds like pupal · Rhymes with -uːpəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of pūpulus (“little boy”), from pūpus (“child, boy”).
noun pupils
- A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher. The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Diſcharge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extinguiſh the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and conſequently of all the reſt, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Diſcharged as to one, and ſtand as to all the
- One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field. Plato was Socrates' pupil, and in turn Aristotle was Plato's pupil.
- An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
pupil²
- /ˈpjuːpəl/
- /ˈpj̥uːpəɫ/
Sounds like pupal · Rhymes with -uːpəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English pupille, from Old French pupille, from Latin pūpilla (“pupil; little girl, doll”), named because of the small reflected image seen when looking into someone's eye.
noun pupils
- The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina. There are sharks with round pupils, sharks with slitlike pupils, and some with pupils that expand and contract with the amount of light available. As unimpressive as this might sound to people who are used to having their pupils dilate and contract regularly, realize that no bony fish has this modif
- The central dark part of an ocellated spot.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: student, schoolchild, educatee, alumnus, schoolboy, classroom, pedagogical, trainee, apprentice, class, learner, attended, cadet, occupancy, amount, ward
Translations
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noun learner
| Español | alumno, alumna, pupilo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 학생 haksaeng, 생도 saengdo, 제자 jeja |
| 日本語 | 学童 gakudō, 児童 jidō, 生徒 seito, 学生 gakusei, 弟子 deshi |
| 中文 | 學生 /学生 xuésheng, 弟子 dìzǐ, 生徒 shēngtú |
| हिन्दी | विद्यार्थी vidyārthī, विद्यार्थिनी vidyārthinī, छात्र chātra, छात्रा chātrā, शिष्य śiṣya, शिष्या śiṣyā |
| Português | aluno, aluna, pupilo, pupila |
| Français | élève |
| Deutsch | Schüler, Schülerin, Schulkind |
| Italiano | allievo, allieva |
| Ελληνικά | μαθητής mathitís, μαθήτρια mathítria |
| Română | elev, elevă |
| Русский | учени́к učeník, учени́ца učeníca, уча́щийся učáščijsja, уча́щаяся učáščajasja |
| Tiếng Việt | học sinh, học trò |
| العربية | تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ, تِلْمِيذَة tilmīḏa |
| עברית | תַּלְמִיד talmíd, תַּלְמִידָה talmidá |
noun orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state
| Français | pupille |
|---|
noun the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye
| Español | pupila, niñeta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 눈동자 nundongja |
| 日本語 | 瞳 hitomi, 瞳孔 dōkō |
| 中文 | 瞳孔 tóngkǒng, 瞳子 tóngzi |
| हिन्दी | तारा tārā, तारक tārak, पुतली putlī |
| Kiswahili | mboni |
| Português | pupila, menina, menina do olho |
| Français | pupille, prunelle |
| Deutsch | Pupille, Sehloch, das Schwarze im Auge |
| Italiano | pupilla |
| Ελληνικά | κόρη kóri |
| Română | pupilă |
| Русский | зрачо́к zračók, зени́ца zeníca |
| Tiếng Việt | ngươi, đồng tử |
| العربية | حَدَقَة ḥadaqa, بُؤْبُؤ buʔbuʔ, إنْسَان العَيْن ʔinsān al-ʕayn |
| עברית | אִישׁוֹן ishón |
Talk about this word "pupil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pupil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pupil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pupil "pupil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pupil.Cite this
@misc{pupil_2026,
title = {pupil},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pupil},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
