noun a person under a guardian; a ward.
2. pupil ·noun a youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor.
3. pupil ·noun the aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. ·see the note under eye, and iris.
4. pupil ·noun a boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a female.