(py′pəl) noun
1. A person of either sex or of any age under the care of a teacher; scholar; learner.
2. In civil law, a minor who is under the age of puberty and has a guardian. See synonyms under SCHOLAR. [<OF pupille, orig. an orphan, ward <L pupillus, dim. of pupus a boy and pupilla, dim. of pupa a girl]

(py′pəl) noun Anat.
The contractile opening in the iris of the eye, through which light reaches the retina. [<L pupilla a figure reflected in the eye, the pupil of the eye, dim. of pupa. See PUPA.]