alumna

female pupil; foster daughter

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An adult woman graduate returns to her former university holding an old graduation photograph.

noun

alumna

uh-LUM-nuh/əˈlʌmnə/

A female former student or graduate of a school.

Etymology

alumnaLatinfemale pupil; foster daughter

Alumna is the feminine counterpart of a word meaning both pupil and foster child, derived from a verb meaning “nourish.” The educational sense treats a school as nurturing its students.

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