Pupil

//ˈpjuːpəl//

Synonyms for "pupil" (62 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (13)

student apprentice auditor autodidact baby blues banjo eyes beginner bright eyes catechumen clear eyes cornea disciple educatee

Strong matches (18)

Noun(2 words)

educatee mentee

eye eyeball eyelid follower goggle eyes inquirer iris learner lens lid mentee monitor naked eye neophyte nictitating membrane novice

Related words (31)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

10 relation types

More general

6 entries

aperture enrollee spring chicken young person younker youth

Antonyms

1 entries

teacher

Synonyms

2 entries

schoolchild student

Related terms

1 entries

learnling

capable of

4 entries

answer teacher bug teacher question teacher study lesson

derived

33 entries

AR pupil Adie's pupil Adie's tonic pupil Argyll Robertson pupil Marcus Gunn pupil bipupillate blown pupil day pupil interpupil prostitute's pupil pseudopupil pupil premium pupil teacher pupilage pupilar pupilary

Showing 16 of 33 words.

has context

3 entries

anatomy legal zoology

is a

7 entries

anatomical structure another name for student aperture body part internal body part portal solid object

part of

3 entries

class eye iris

related to

17 entries

eye focus hole in eye iris learner light ocellated orphan part part eye professor retina spot student supervision

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Translations

335 translations across 121 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

pupil noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Albanian

3 entries

bebe noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
nxënës noun (learner)
nxënëse noun (learner)

Amis

1 entries

'emamosa noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

κόρη noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
μαθητής noun (learner)
μαθητρία noun (learner)
φοιτητής noun (learner)

Arabic

4 entries

إنْسَان العَيْن noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
بُؤبُؤ noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
بُؤْبُؤ noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
تلميذ noun (learner)

Aragonese

1 entries

nineta noun (learner)

Armenian

2 entries

աշակերտ noun (learner)
բիբ noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Avar

1 entries

ясбер noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

bəbək noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
şagird noun (learner)

Baluchi

1 entries

دانش آموز noun (learner)

Bashkir

1 entries

уҡыусы noun (learner)

Basque

1 entries

begi-nini noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Belarusian

4 entries

ву́чань noun (learner)
вучані́ца noun (learner)
зрэ́нка noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
зяні́ца noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Bengali

1 entries

পিউপিল noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Bulgarian

3 entries

зени́ца noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
учени́к noun (learner)
учени́чка noun (learner)

Burmese

2 entries

ကျောင်းသား noun (learner)
ကျောင်းသူ noun (learner)

Catalan

4 entries

alumna noun (learner)
alumne noun (learner)
pupil noun (learner)
pupil·la noun (learner)

Chinese

1 entries

нянжынзы noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

瞳孔 noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

學生 /学生 noun (learner)
弟子 noun (learner)
生徒 noun (learner)
瞳子 noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Church Slavic

1 entries

зѣница noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Chuvash

1 entries

куҫ шӑрҫи noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Czech

4 entries

zornice noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
žačka noun (learner)
žák noun (learner)
žákyně noun (learner)

Danish

2 entries

elev noun (learner)
pupil noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Dutch

2 entries

leerling noun (learner)
pupil noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Early Modern Korean

1 entries

눈엣동자 noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Egyptian

2 entries

D:f-D:D12 noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
H-M42:n-t-A17-i-m-t-D4 noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Esperanto

4 entries

lernantino noun (learner)
lernanto noun (learner)
lernejanino noun (learner)
lernejano noun (learner)

Estonian

2 entries

silmaava noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
õpilane noun (learner)

Faroese

2 entries

næmingur noun (learner)
sjónop noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Finnish

4 entries

mustuainen noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
oppilas noun (learner)
pupilli noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
silmäterä noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

French

4 entries

prunelle noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
pupille noun (orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state)
pupille noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
élève noun (learner)

Georgian

2 entries

გუგა noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
მოსწავლე noun (learner)

German

4 entries

Pupille noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
Schulkind noun (learner)
Schüler noun (learner)
Schülerin noun (learner)

Greek

3 entries

κόρη noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
μαθήτρια noun (learner)
μαθητής noun (learner)

Gujarati

1 entries

કીકી noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Hamer-Banna

1 entries

áapisa tʼía noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Hanunoo

1 entries

alintawo noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Hebrew

3 entries

אִישׁוֹן noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
תַּלְמִיד noun (learner)
תַּלְמִידָה noun (learner)

Hindi

4 entries

छात्र noun (learner)
तारक noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
तारा noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
पुतली noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Hungarian

4 entries

diák noun (learner)
növendék noun (learner)
pupilla noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
tanuló (schoolchild) noun (learner)

Icelandic

1 entries

nemandi noun (learner)

Ingrian

2 entries

ruskulain noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
silmäterä noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Irish

4 entries

dalta noun (learner)
fealmhac noun (learner)
fochlac noun (learner)
mac imrisc noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Italian

3 entries

allieva noun (learner)
allievo noun (learner)
pupilla noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Japanese

4 entries

児童 noun (learner)
学生 noun (learner)
学童 noun (learner)
弟子 noun (learner)

Jeju

2 entries

눈공ᄌᆞ noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
눈동ᄌᆞ noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Kabyle

1 entries

abalmud noun (learner)

Kalmyk

2 entries

сурһульч noun (learner)
цецгә noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Kazakh

2 entries

оқушы noun (learner)
қарашық noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Khmer

4 entries

កូនក្រមុំភ្នែក noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
កូនសិស្ស noun (learner)
ចក្ខុបសាទ noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
សិស្ស noun (learner)

Korean

4 entries

눈동자 noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
생도 noun (learner)
제자 noun (learner)
학생 noun (learner)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

карек noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
окуучу noun (learner)

Lao

1 entries

ນັກຮຽນ noun (learner)

Latin

4 entries

cora noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
discipula noun (learner)
discipulus noun (learner)
pūpilla noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Latvian

3 entries

skolniece noun (learner)
skolnieks noun (learner)
zīlīte noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Lithuanian

3 entries

mokinys noun (learner)
mokinė noun (learner)
vyzdys noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Schüler noun (learner)

Macedonian

4 entries

зеница noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
у́ченик noun (learner)
уче́ничка noun (learner)
црнка noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Malay

4 entries

anak mata noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
pupil noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
انق مات noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
ڤوڤيل noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Malayalam

3 entries

കൃഷ്ണമണി noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
വിദ്യാർഥി noun (learner)
ശിഷ്യൻ noun (learner)

Manx

1 entries

doltey noun (learner)

Middle Korean

1 entries

누ᇇ부텨 noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Mingrelian

1 entries

მოგურაფუ noun (learner)

Mongolian

4 entries

оюутан noun (learner)
сурагч noun (learner)
хүүхэн хараа noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
ᠣᠶᠤᠲᠠᠨ noun (learner)

Māori

3 entries

karupango noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
whatu noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
whatupango noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Navajo

1 entries

anázhiin ałníiʼdiígíí noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Nepali

1 entries

आँखाको नानी noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Norman

3 entries

preunelle dé l'yi noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
êcoliéthe noun (learner)
êcolyi noun (learner)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries

bîbik noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
xwendekar noun (learner)
şagirt noun (learner)

Norwegian

1 entries

pupill noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

elev noun (learner)
skoleelev noun (learner)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

elev noun (learner)
skoleelev noun (learner)
skuleelev noun (learner)

Old East Slavic

1 entries

зѣница noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Old English

1 entries

sēo noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Old Irish

1 entries

daltae noun (learner)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

حدقه noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
شاگرد noun (learner)
مردمك noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
گوز ببكی noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Pali

1 entries

sekha noun (learner)

Pashto

1 entries

شاګرد noun (learner)

Persian

4 entries

تِلْمیذ noun (learner)
خوانَنْدِه noun (learner)
دانِشآموز noun (learner)
شاگِرْد noun (learner)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Scheela noun (learner)

Polish

4 entries

uczennica noun (learner)
uczeń noun (learner)
wychowanek noun (orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state)
źrenica noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Portuguese

4 entries

aluna noun (learner)
aluno noun (learner)
menina noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
menina do olho noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਪੁਤਲੀ noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Quechua

2 entries

yachachikuq noun (learner)
yachakuq noun (learner)

Romanian

3 entries

elev noun (learner)
elevă noun (learner)
pupilă noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Russian

4 entries

зени́ца noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
зрачо́к noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
уча́щаяся noun (learner)
уча́щийся noun (learner)

Sanskrit

3 entries

कनीनिका noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
छात्र noun (learner)
तारा noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

clach na sùla noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
dubh noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
sgoilear noun (learner)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

zenica noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
zjènica noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
zjȅna noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
zȅna noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Skolt Sami

1 entries

škooulneʹǩǩ noun (learner)

Slovak

4 entries

zornica noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
zrenica noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
žiak noun (learner)
žiačka noun (learner)

Slovene

3 entries

učenec noun (learner)
učenka noun (learner)
zenica noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Southern Ndebele

1 entries

umfundi noun (learner)

Spanish

4 entries

alumna noun (learner)
alumno noun (learner)
niñeta noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
pupila noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Swahili

1 entries

mboni noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Swedish

3 entries

elev noun (learner)
pupill noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
ögonsten noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Tagalog

3 entries

balintatao noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
balintataw noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
inla noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Tajik

4 entries

ангурак noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
гавҳарак noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
мардумак noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
талаба noun (learner)

Tarifit

1 entries

amummu noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Tatar

2 entries

күз карасы noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
укучы noun (learner)

Telugu

1 entries

విద్యార్థి noun (learner)

Thai

2 entries

นักเรียน noun (learner)
รูม่านตา noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Tooro

1 entries

emboni class 9 noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Tumbuka

1 entries

mboni noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Turkish

2 entries

gözbebeği noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
öğrenci noun (learner)

Turkmen

1 entries

okuwçy noun (learner)

Ukrainian

4 entries

зі́нка noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
зіни́ця noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
у́чень noun (learner)
учени́ця noun (learner)

Urdu

4 entries

تِلْمِیذ noun (learner)
شاگِرْد noun (learner)
طالِب noun (learner)
طالِبِ عِلْم noun (learner)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئوقۇغۇچى noun (learner)
شاگىرت noun (learner)

Uzbek

4 entries

koʻz qorasi noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
oʻquvchi noun (learner)
qorachiq noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
shogird noun (learner)

Vietnamese

4 entries

học sinh noun (learner)
học trò noun (learner)
ngươi noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
đồng tử noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Volapük

4 entries

donajulan noun (learner)
julan noun (learner)
lärnan noun (learner)
püpil noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Welsh

2 entries

cannwyll llygad noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
disgybl noun (learner)

White Hmong

1 entries

ntsiab muag noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Xhosa

1 entries

umfundi noun (learner)

Yaghnobi

1 entries

нинак noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Yiddish

4 entries

אַפּל noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
אויגאַפּל noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
אויגנאַפּל noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
אויגנשוואַרצל noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Yoruba

1 entries

ọmọlójú noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Zhuang

1 entries

lwgbaed noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

Zulu

2 entries

inhlamvu yeso noun (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
umfundi noun (learner)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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A teacher should never make fun of a pupil who makes a mistake.

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Every pupil was asked one question.

Source: tatoeba (37490)

The shy pupil murmured his answer.

Source: tatoeba (44655)

The pupil was half asleep in class.

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