The definition of a pupil is a student in school.
(noun)A first grader attending elementary school is an example of a pupil.
Pupil is defined as a dark circular opening in the center of the iris in the eye.
(noun)An example of the pupil is the center part of the eye that gets smaller when you are exposed to very bright light in order to limit light exposure to the retina.
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Origin: ME pupille < MFr < L pupillus, pupilla, orphan, ward, dim. of pupus, boy, pupa, girl: see pupa
noun
Origin: Fr pupille < L pupilla, dim. of pupa (see pupil & pupa): from one's image, like a tiny doll, seen reflected in another's eye
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English pupille, orphan
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin pūpillus
Origin: , diminutive of pūpus, boy
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Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French pupille
Origin: , from Latin pūpilla, little doll, pupil of the eye (from the tiny image reflected in it); see pupil1
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