alumna
/əˈlʌmnə
/noun (plural alumnae /əˈlʌmniː/)
A female former pupil or student of a particular school, college, or university: the University of Ottawa alumna was in Japan...
- Usually it is not a matter of controversy when a distinguished alumna returns to her alma mater to address former mentors and current students.
- The core of any marketing strategy for new physicists is to bring alumnae and alumni into direct contact with students and faculty.
- I am a proud alumna of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Latin, feminine of alumnus (see alumnus).