pupils

Learners in class

Pupils has two meanings from different sources.

In education, pupils are students, especially young ones under direct instruction: The teacher gathered her pupils for the lesson.

In anatomy, pupils are the dark circular openings at the center of the eyes that control how much light enters: Her pupils dilated in the dim room.

students

schoolchildren

Young students in education

undergraduates · freshmen · sophomores · juniors · seniors · graduates · apprentices · trainees · disciples · mentees

classroom

teacher

One who instructs others

homework · curriculum · attendance · enrollment · desk · chalkboard · classroom · schoolwork · grades · detention

dilation

dilated

Made wider or larger

reflex · response · darkness · accommodation · photophobia · blown · pinpoint · reactive · sluggish · fixed

eyeball

iris

Eye's pigmented disc

  • corneaEye's clear outer dome
  • retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
  • lensLight-focusing curved glass

sclera · fovea · macula · uvea · conjunctiva · vitreous · optic · eyeball · aperture · pinpoint

youth

children

Young human beings

adolescents · teenagers · tots · tykes · kiddos · fledglings · wards · charges · offspring · dependents

medical

ophthalmologist

Eye disease physician

neurological · concussion · trauma · glaucoma · iritis · stroke · overdose · opioid · coma · diagnosis

Categories
Opposites
educational role

pupilsteachers

Those who instruct students

instructors · educators · professors · tutors · masters

expertise level

pupilsexperts

Highly skilled practitioners

masters · professionals · adepts · virtuosos · specialists

eye anatomy

pupilsirises

Colored eye circles

iris · sclera

Phrases
Family

pupil, pupillary, pupilless

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G