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English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishpupille, fromAnglo-Normanpupille(“orphan”), fromLatinpūpillus(“orphan, minor”), variant ofpūpulus(“little boy”), frompūpus(“child, boy”).

Noun

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pupil (pluralpupils)

  2. (dated outside UK) Alearner at aschool under thesupervision of ateacher.
    • 1668 December 19,James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seatoncontra Menzies” inThe Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683),page 575
      ThePupil 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 allcorrei debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Diſcharged as to one, and ſtand as to all the reſt.
    • 1980,AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 269, about a school inLower Peover:
      The bell which called thepupils to their lessons can still be seen on the roof.
    • 2013 July 19,Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, inThe Guardian Weekly, volume189, number 6, page30:
      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 sortingpupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.
  3. One whostudies undersupervision of a renownedexpert in their field.
    Plato was Socrates'pupil, and in turn Aristotle was Plato'spupil.
  4. (law, obsolete) Anorphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
Usage notes
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  • A pupil is typically a young person, such as a schoolchild. Older learners, e.g. at university, are generally calledstudents.
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Translations
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learner
orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state
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Etymology 2

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
The pupil is a hole in theiris of theeye which adjusts in size dynamically.

FromMiddle Englishpupille, fromOld Frenchpupille, fromLatinpūpilla(“pupil; little girl, doll”), named because of the small reflected image seen when looking into someone's eye.

Noun

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pupil (pluralpupils)

  2. (anatomy) Thehole in the middle of theiris of theeye, through whichlight passes to befocused on theretina.
    • 1983,Richard Ellis,The Book of Sharks, Knopf,→ISBN, page29:
      There are sharks with roundpupils, sharks with slitlikepupils, and some withpupils that expand and contract with the amount of light available. As unimpressive as this might sound to people who are used to having theirpupils dilate and contract regularly, realize thatno bony fish has this modification of the eye.
  3. (zoology) The central dark part of anocellatedspot.
Derived terms
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Translations
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the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinpūpillus.Doublet ofpubill.

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Noun

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pupil m (pluralpupils,femininepupil·la)

  1. orphan
    Synonym:orfe

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Danish

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DanishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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FromLatinpūpilla(“little girl”), diminutive ofpūpa(“girl”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pupil/,[pʰuˈpʰilˀ]

Noun

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pupil c (singular definitepupillen,plural indefinitepupiller)

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

Declension

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Declension ofpupil
common
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativepupilpupillenpupillerpupillerne
genitivepupilspupillenspupillerspupillernes

References

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Dutchpupille, fromOld Frenchpupille, fromLatinpūpilla.

Noun

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pupil f (pluralpupillen,diminutivepupilletje n)

  1. pupil(aperture of the eye)
    Synonym:oogappel

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromMiddle Frenchpupille, fromLatinpūpillus.

Noun

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pupil m (pluralpupillen,diminutivepupilletje n)

  1. (chiefly sports)minor, generally aprepubescent child over the age of 5
  2. favouredstudent,protégé
  3. institutionalisedpupil(one who receives an upbringing or education in an institution)
  4. (archaic)orphan
    Synonym:wees

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishpupil, fromMiddle Frenchpupille, fromLatinpūpilla(“pupil; little girl, doll”).

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pupil (Jawi spellingڤوڤيل,pluralpupil-pupil)

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

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchpupille.

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Noun

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pupil m pers (female equivalentpupilka,diminutivepupilek,related adjectivepupilarny)

  1. favorite son,favoredstudent,protégé,teacher's pet(student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher)
    Synonym:beniaminek
    Hypernym:faworyt
  2. (archaic, education)pupil(learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher)

Declension

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Declension ofpupil
singularplural
nominativepupilpupile
genitivepupilapupili/pupilów
dativepupilowipupilom
accusativepupilapupili/pupilów
instrumentalpupilempupilami
locativepupilupupilach
vocativepupilupupile

Noun

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pupil m animal (female equivalentpupilka)

  1. pet(animal kept as a companion)

Declension

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Declension ofpupil
singularplural
nominativepupilpupile
genitivepupilapupili
dativepupilowipupilom
accusativepupilapupile
instrumentalpupilempupilami
locativepupilupupilach
vocativepupilupupile

Further reading

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchpupille, fromLatinpupillus.

Noun

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pupil m (pluralpupili)

  1. pupil

Declension

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Declension ofpupil
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativepupilpupilulpupilipupilii
genitive-dativepupilpupiluluipupilipupililor
vocativepupilulepupililor
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