Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-o-mh₁no-
- Proto-Italic*alomanos
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Latinalumnu
- Englishalumnus
Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic طَالِب, طَلَبَة
- طَالِب (ṭālib)a male pupil or student
- طَلَبَة (ṭalaba)a male pupil or student
- خِرِّيج (ḵirrīj)a male graduate
- خِرِّيجُون (ḵirrījūn)a male graduate
- طَالِب (ṭālib)a student
- طَالِبَة (ṭāliba)a student
- طَلَبَة (ṭalaba)a student
- طَالِبَات (ṭālibāt)a student
- خِرِّيج (ḵirrīj)a graduate
- خِرِّيجَة (ḵirrīja)a graduate
- خِرِّيجُون (ḵirrījūn)a graduate
- خِرِّيجَات (ḵirrījāt)a graduate
Bulgarian питомник, възпитаник
- питомник (pitomnik)a male pupil or student
- възпитаник (văzpitanik)a male graduate
Czech žák, student
- žáka male pupil or student
- studenta male pupil or student
- absolventa male graduate
- studenta student
- studentkaa student
- absolventa graduate
- absolventkaa graduate
Finnish miespuolinen opiskelija, miespuolinen alumni
- miespuolinen opiskelijaa male pupil or student
- miespuolinen alumnia male graduate
- opiskelijaa student
- valmistunut opiskelijaa graduate
- alumnia graduate
French étudiant, élève
- étudianta male pupil or student
- élèvea male pupil or student
- diplôméa male graduate
- ancien élèvea male graduate
- étudianta student
- étudiantea student
- diplôméa graduate
- diplôméea graduate
German Student, Absolvent
- Studenta male pupil or student
- Absolventa male graduate
- Ehemaligera male graduate
- Studenta student
- Absolventa graduate
- Absolventina graduate
- Ehemaligera graduate
- Ehemaligea graduate
Hindi पूर्वछात्र, पूर्वछात्र
- पूर्वछात्र (pūrvachātra)a student
- पूर्वछात्र (pūrvachātra)a graduate
Japanese 卒業生
- 卒業生 (sotsugyōsei)a graduate
Korean 남학생
- 남학생 (namhaksaeng)a male pupil or student
Malay alumni
- alumnia male pupil or student
Persian دانشآموز, دانشجو
- دانشآموزa male pupil or student
- دانشجوa male pupil or student
- فارغالتحصیلa male graduate
Polish alumn
- alumna male graduate
Portuguese aluno, diplomado
- alunoa male pupil or student
- diplomadoa male graduate
- graduadoa male graduate
- egressoa male graduate
- alunoa student
Russian учени́к, студе́нт
- учени́к (učeník)a male pupil or student
- студе́нт (studént)a male pupil or student
- выпускни́к (vypuskník)a male graduate
Spanish alumno, exalumno
- alumnoa male pupil or student
- exalumnoa male graduate
- egresadoa male graduate
Swedish student, studenter
- studenta student
- studentera student
- alumna graduate
- alumnera graduate
Thai ศิษย์เก่า
- ศิษย์เก่า (sìt-gào)a graduate
Cite this entry
APA
alumnus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumnus
MLA
“alumnus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumnus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alumnus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumnus.
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