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pupil

pu·pil
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pyoo-puh l]
    • /ˈpyu pəl/
    • /ˈpjuːpl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pyoo-puh l]
    • /ˈpyu pəl/

Definitions of pupil word

  • noun pupil the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina. 1
  • noun pupil student 1
  • noun pupil eye part 1
  • countable noun pupil The pupils of a school are the children who go to it. 0
  • countable noun pupil A pupil of a painter, musician, or other expert is someone who studies under that expert and learns his or her skills. 0
  • countable noun pupil The pupils of your eyes are the small, round, black holes in the centre of them. 0

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Origin of pupil

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English pupille < Middle French < Latin pūpillus (masculine), pūpilla (feminine) orphan, ward, diminutives of pūpus boy, pūpa girl

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pupil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pupil popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pupil usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pupil

noun pupil

  • academician — An academician is a member of an academy, usually one which has been formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
  • academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
  • apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
  • bootlicker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
  • catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism

Antonyms for pupil

noun pupil

  • abecedary — abecedarian.
  • advisor — one who gives advice.
  • annalist — a writer of annals
  • breeder — Breeders are people who breed animals or plants.
  • buttinski — a person who interferes in the affairs of others; meddler.

Top questions with pupil

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