Dictionary

alumna en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈlʌmnə/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alumna.

Meanings

1. A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
   • The disaster was shattering to Mystic’s thousands of alumnae, even if they hadn’t set foot there for decades. […] Within the first hours and days, there were text chains, prayer services, old photos shared on private Facebook pages, and teary alumnae gatherings, including one at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. […] Nearly every alumna has a personal story about the family. 2026 February 24, Ruth Graham, “How the Flood Fractured the Tightknit Camp Mystic Community”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026:
2. A female graduate.

Forms

Hypernyms

alumn (of any gender) · alumnx (of any gender) · alum (of any gender) · alumnus (of unspecified gender) · alumni (of any gender)

Relateds

alumni · alumnae · alumnus · alum

Translations (14)

fr diplômée (a female graduate) · ru ученица (a female pupil or student) · pt diplomada (a female graduate) · es diplomada (a female graduate) · es titulada (a female graduate) · fr étudiante (a female pupil or student) · es antigua alumna (a female graduate) · es alumna (a female pupil or student) · es graduada (a female graduate) · ru выпускница (a female graduate) · pt aluna (a female pupil or student) · ru студентка (a female pupil or student) · es ex alumna (a female graduate) · fr élève (a female pupil or student)