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pupil
(redirected from Hutchinson's pupil)

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pu·pil 1  (pypl)
n.
1. A student under the direct supervision of a teacher or professor.
2. Law A minor under the supervision of a guardian.

[Middle English pupille, orphan, from Old French, from Latin ppillus, diminutive of ppus, boy.]

pu·pil 2  (pypl)
n.
The apparently black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.

[Middle English, from Old French pupille, from Latin ppilla, little doll, pupil of the eye (from the tiny image reflected in it); see pupil1.]

pupi·lar adj.

pupil 1
Noun
a student who is taught by a teacher [Latin pupus a child]

pupil 2
Noun
the dark circular opening at the centre of the iris of the eye [Latin pupilla, diminutive of pupa doll; from the tiny reflections in the eye]

pupil  (pypl)
The opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pupilpupil - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
art student - someone studying to be an artist
auditor - a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
catechumen, neophyte - a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
college boy, college man, collegian - a student (or former student) at a college or university
crammer - a student who crams
enrollee - a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study
Etonian - a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Eton College
Ivy Leaguer - a student or graduate at an Ivy League school
law student - a student in law school
major - a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
medical student, medico - a student in medical school
nonreader - a student who is very slow in learning to read
overachiever - a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated
passer - a student who passes an examination
scholar - a student who holds a scholarship
seminarian, seminarist - a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
sixth-former - a student in the sixth form
skipper - a student who fails to attend classes
nonachiever, underachiever, underperformer - a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
withdrawer - a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled
Wykehamist - a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College
teacher-student relation - the academic relation between teachers and their students
2.pupil - the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
iris - muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
aperture - a natural opening in something
3.pupilpupil - a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
boarder - a pupil who lives at school during term time
day boarder - a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home
latchkey child - a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)
schoolboy - a boy attending school
spring chicken, young person, younker, youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy)

pupil
noun 1. student, scholar, schoolboy or schoolgirl, schoolchild << OPPOSITE teacher
Translations
pupil [ˈpjuːpl] nalumno/a; [of eye] → pupila

pupil [ˈpjuːpl] nélève m/f [of eye]; pupille f

pupil [ˈpjuːpl] n (Scol) → Schüler(in) m(f) [of eye] → Pupille f

pupil [ˈpjuːpl] nallievo/a;
(ANAT) → pupilla

pupil1
n pupil [ˈpjuːpl]
a person who is being taught by a teacher or tutor The school has 2,000 pupils. skoliere تِلْميذ ученик žák, -yně elev der/die Schüler(in) μαθητής alumno õpilane شاگرد oppilas écolier/-ière תָּלמִיד छात्र tanítvány, növendék murid nemandi alunno, scolaro 生徒 생도; 제자 mokinys skolēns, skolnieks, skolniece murid leerling elev uczeń aluno şcolar ученик žiak, -čka učenec učenik elev นักเรียน öğrenci 小學生 учень; вихованець شاگرد، طالب علم học sinh


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