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Definitions and meaning of pupil

pupil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːpəl/
• Hyphenation: pu‧pil
• Rhymes: -uːpəl
• Homophone: pupal

Etymology 1

From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of pūpulus (“little boy”), from pūpus (“child, boy”).

Noun

pupil (plural pupils)

2. (dated outside UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
   • 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575

     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 reſt.
3. One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.

4. (law, obsolete) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.

Usage notes

• A pupil is typically a young person, such as a schoolchild. Older learners, e.g. at university, are generally called students.

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See also

• learnling

Etymology 2

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

pupil (plural pupils)

2. (anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
3. (zoology) The central dark part of an ocellated spot.

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Further reading

• Pupil in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• pipul

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūpillus. Doublet of pubill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [puˈpil]

Noun

pupil m (plural pupils, feminine pupil·la)

1. orphan

   Synonym: orfe

Further reading

• “pupil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pupil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “pupil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pupil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin pūpilla (“little girl”), diminutive of pūpa (“girl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pupil/, [pʰuˈpʰilˀ]

Noun

pupil c (singular definite pupillen, plural indefinite pupiller)

1. pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Declension

References

• “pupil” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyˈpɪl/
• Hyphenation: pu‧pil
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pupille, from Old French pupille, from Latin pūpilla.

Noun

pupil f (plural pupillen, diminutive pupilletje n)

1. pupil (aperture of the eye)

   Synonym: oogappel

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French pupille, from Latin pūpillus.

Noun

pupil m (plural pupillen, diminutive pupilletje n)

1. (chiefly sports) minor, generally a prepubescent child over the age of 5
2. favoured student, protégé
3. institutionalised pupil (one who receives an upbringing or education in an institution)
4. (archaic) orphan

   Synonym: wees

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English pupil, from Middle French pupille, from Latin pūpilla (“pupil; little girl, doll”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pupel/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pupɪl/
• Rhymes: -upel, -pel, -el

Noun

pupil (Jawi spelling ڤوڤيل, plural pupil-pupil, informal 1st possessive pupilku, 2nd possessive pupilmu, 3rd possessive pupilnya)

1. (anatomy) pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Synonyms

• anak mata / انق مات

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pupille, from Latin pūpilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.pil/
• Rhymes: -upil
• Syllabification: pu‧pil

Noun

pupil m pers (female equivalent pupilka, diminutive pupilek)

1. favorite son, favored student, protégé, teacher's pet
2. (archaic, education) pupil (learner)

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Further reading

• pupil in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pupil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pupille, from Latin pupillus.

Noun

pupil m (plural pupili)

1. pupil

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