alumna
/əˈlʌmnə/
alumna noun: a female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
Noun
alumna (plural alumni or alumnas or alumnae or (obsolete) alumnæ)
- 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...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
- A female graduate.
Forms of alumna
| plural | alumni |
|---|---|
| plural | alumnas |
| plural | alumnae |
| plural (obsolete) | alumnæ |
Origin of alumna
Learned borrowing from Latin alumna.
Questions about alumna
- What does alumna mean?
- Alumna means a female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
- What part of speech is alumna?
- Alumna is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alumna?
- Alumna is pronounced /əˈlʌmnə/.
- What is the plural of alumna?
- The plural of alumna is alumni.
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