pupil: Meaning and Definition of

pu•pil

1. a person, usually young, who is learning under the close supervision of a teacher at school, a private tutor, or the like; student.
2. an orphaned or emancipated minor under the care of a guardian.
3. a person under the age of puberty orphaned or emancipated, and under the care of a guardian.

pu•pil

1. the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina. See diag. under