Associations to the word «Pupil»

Pictures for the word «Pupil»

Wiktionary

PUPIL, noun. (legal) (obsolete) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
PUPIL, noun. ​A student under the supervision of a teacher or professor.
PUPIL, noun. (anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

Dictionary definition

PUPIL, noun. A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.
PUPIL, noun. The contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot.
PUPIL, noun. A young person attending school (up through senior high school).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.