pupil

English

/ˈpjuːpəl/

noun
Definitions
  • A learner under the supervision of a teacher or professor.
  • (legal) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pupille derived from pupille (orphan) derived from Latin pūpillus (minor, orphan) root from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₂w-

Gloss

few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring

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