pupil

Meaning

Noun

• A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
• One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.
• An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
• The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
• The central dark part of an ocellated spot.

Origin

• From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille ("orphan"), from Latin pūpillus ("orphan, minor"), variant of pūpulus, from pūpus.
• 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.