| Pupil 1. (n.) The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See Iris. 2. (n.) A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor. 3. (n.) A person under a guardian; a ward. 4. (n.) A boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a female. Thesaurus Entries apprentice, auditor, autodidact, baby blues, banjo eyes, beginner, bright eyes, catechumen, clear eyes, cornea, disciple, educatee, eye, eyeball, eyelid, goggle eyes, inquirer, iris, learner, lens, lid, monitor, naked eye, neophyte, nictitating membrane, novice, oculus, optic, optic nerve, orb, organ of vision, peeper, popeyes, praepostor, prefect, retina, saucer eyes, scholar, schoolboy, schoolgirl, sclera, self-taught person, starry orbs, student, studier, trainee, tyro, unaided eye, visual organ |