From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of pūpulus (“little boy”), from pūpus (“child, boy”).
Meanings
(qualifier:dated outside UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
All of these different methods of teaching elementary reading were successful for some pupils, unsuccessful for others. 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 23:
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. 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 bell which called the pupils to their lessons can still be seen on the roof. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 269, about a school in Lower Peover:
Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting. 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.
I understand; it’s because I seem to you to be a worse pupil than the judges in court, because obviously you’ll demonstrate to them that the sorts of things your father did are unjust and hated by all the gods. 2010, Plato, “Euthyphro”, in Christopher Rowe, transl., The Last Days of Socrates, Penguin Books Ltd., →ISBN, line 9b:
Plato was Socrates' pupil, and in turn Aristotle was Plato's pupil.
(obsolete) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
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.
Meanings
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 modification of the eye. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 29:
sh zjènica (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · nrf preunelle dé l'yi (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ml കൃഷ്ണമണി (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ms ڤوڤيل (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tr gözbebeği (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ja 瞳孔 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tum mboni (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · cv куҫ шӑрҫи (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ur پتلی (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · uk зі́нка (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · et silmaava (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · pl źrenica (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · atv кӧстинъ каразы (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sk zrenica (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · rif mummu (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · mi whatu (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · gu કીકી (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi אויגנאַפּל (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ang sēo (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yue 瞳孔 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ar بُؤْبُؤ (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ami 'emamosa (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sh zȅna (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · fr prunelle (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · mi karupango (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ja 瞳 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tg гавҳарак (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · it pupilla (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ur انسان العین (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · az bəbək (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tl inla (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · pt pupila (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ota مردمك (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · da pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · jje 눈공ᄌᆞ (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi קליין מענטשעלע (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · dng нянжынзы (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yai нинак (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ms pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ro pupilă (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ur سیاہی چشم (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · okm 누ᇇ부텨 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · la cora (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · kk қарақ (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · eu begi-nini (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · fi pupilli (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · km ចក្ខុបសាទ (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · egy H-M42:n-t-A17-i-m-t-D4 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ota گوز ببكی (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · nv anázhiin ałníiʼdiígíí (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sl zenica (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · fr pupille (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ru зрачо́к (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · arz نني (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi קליין־מענטשעלע (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · vi đồng tử (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · be зрэ́нка (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · be зяні́ца (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · es pupila (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi שוואַרצל (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · nl pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sk zornica (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · vo püpil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi פּופּילע (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · xal цецгә (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · es niñeta (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · grc κόρη (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · av ясбер (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · fi mustuainen (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · zu inhlamvu yeso (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · cs zornice (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ms anak mata (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · la pūpilla (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · cmn 瞳孔 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · mk зеница (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · th รูม่านตา (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sv pupill (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · hy բիբ (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · jje 눈동ᄌᆞ (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ko-ear 눈엣동자 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · hu pupilla (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · km អក្សិតារា (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · cy cannwyll llygad (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · lt vyzdys (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · hi तारा (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · de das Schwarze im Auge (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · uz qorachiq (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ko 눈동자 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi שוואַרצאַפּל (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · gd dubh (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · hi पुतली (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · kmr bîbik (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ur مردمک (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi אויגנשוואַרצל (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · mn хүүхэн хараа (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · bg зени́ца (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · uk зіни́ця (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi אַפּל (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sa तारा (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tt күз карасы (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · cmn 瞳子 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · mi whatupango (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ka გუგა (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ota حدقه (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · mww ntsiab muag (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · alt кӧс балазы (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sw mboni (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ttj emboni class 9 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tg мардумак (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sq bebe (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · mk црнка (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sa कनीनिका (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · fi silmäterä (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yo ọmọlójú (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · km កូនក្រមុំភ្នែក (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sh zjȅna (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · yi אויגאַפּל (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tg ангурак (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tl balintatao (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · za lwgbaed (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · rap 'arioko (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · gd clach na sùla (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · atv ӧзени (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · amf áapisa tʼía (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · de Pupille (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · izh silmäterä (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · acw بُؤبُؤ (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sv ögonsten (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · he אִישׁוֹן (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · hnn alintawo (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · fo sjónop (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ar إنْسَان العَيْن (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · af pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ca pupil·la (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · fa مردمک (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ky карек (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · tl balintataw (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · sh zenica (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ga mac imrisc (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · pa ਪੁਤਲੀ (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ne आँखाको नानी (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · no pupill (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · lv zīlīte (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · orv зѣница (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · egy D:f-D:D12 (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · de Sehloch (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · hi तारक (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · vi ngươi (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · cu зѣница (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · bn পিউপিল (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · izh ruskulain (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · uz koʻz qorasi (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · el κόρη (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ar حَدَقَة (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ms انق مات (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · eo pupilo (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · ru зени́ца (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · pt menina (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) · pt menina do olho (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)