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pupil:
(plural: ‘pupils‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘u’ rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in “puke”)
a pupil doing his home-work
a young student who is taught by a teacher;
a learner, young or old, under the direct guidance of a tutor, professor;
(in law) a minor, i.e. a boy under 14 and a girl under 12 years of age, under the care of a guardian;
a class of grown-up pupils
e.g.
Our village school has over a hundred pupils.
After his retirement, Mr Duncan took up a small number of pupils and taught them French and Spanish.
{Note: ‘Pupil’ is also used to refer to ‘the black round opening in the eye ball of a person or an animal’.}
the pupil in the iris of a human eye
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