PUPIL
What does "PUPIL" mean?
A student, or the dark central opening of the eye that lets light in.
Meanings
- A person, especially a child, who is being taught by a teacher. The music teacher had only three pupils that year.
- The dark circular opening at the center of the iris through which light enters the eye. In dim light the pupil widens to let in more light.
Did you know?
- The pupil of your eye and a pupil at school are the same word: Latin 'pupilla', 'little doll', named for the tiny reflection of yourself you see in someone else's eye.
Word origin
Both senses come from Latin 'pupilla', the diminutive of 'pupa' ('girl, doll') - the eye sense from the tiny doll-like reflection you see of yourself in another's eye.
Remember it
Look someone in the PUPIL and you see a 'little doll' of yourself - exactly what the Latin name means.
A little poem
Lean close and find, inside the dark,
a little you - the doll, the spark.
couplet
Wordplay
- The optometrist became a teacher because either way, he spent all day watching pupils grow.
What it teaches
We learn the same way the eye does: by opening wider in the dark.
Quick facts
What does PUPIL mean?
A student, or the dark central opening of the eye that lets light in.
Is PUPIL a valid word?
Yes — PUPIL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PUPIL?
PUPIL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PUPIL come from?
Both senses come from Latin 'pupilla', the diminutive of 'pupa' ('girl, doll') - the eye sense from the tiny doll-like reflection you see of yourself in another's eye.
What can PUPIL teach us?
We learn the same way the eye does: by opening wider in the dark.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.