1. (n.) The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See Iris.

2. (n.) A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor.

3. (n.) A person under a guardian; a ward.

4. (n.) A boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a female.