"alumnus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈlʌmnəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alumnus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: alumni [plural], alumnuses [plural], alumna [feminine]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (grow)}}, {{lbor|en|la|alumnus|t=foster child, nourished one}} Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|alumni|or|alumnuses|feminine|alumna}} alumnus (plural alumni or alumnuses, feminine alumna)
  1. A male pupil or student. Categories (topical): People Translations (a male pupil or student): طَالِب (ṭālib) [masculine] (Arabic), طَلَبَة (ṭalaba) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), питомник (pitomnik) (Bulgarian), žák [masculine] (Czech), student [masculine] (Czech), miespuolinen opiskelija (Finnish), étudiant [masculine] (French), élève [masculine] (French), universitario [masculine] (Galician), Student [masculine] (German), 남학생 (namhaksaeng) (Korean), alumni (Malay), دانشآموز (Persian), دانشجو (Persian), aluno [masculine] (Portuguese), учени́к (učeník) [masculine] (Russian), студе́нт (studént) [masculine] (Russian), alumno (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-alumnus-en-noun-gBX4GleI Disambiguation of People: 26 32 21 21 Disambiguation of 'a male pupil or student': 66 26 7 1
  2. A male graduate. Categories (topical): People Translations (a graduate): خِرِّيج (ḵirrīj) [masculine] (Arabic), خِرِّيجَة (ḵirrīja) [feminine] (Arabic), خِرِّيجُون (ḵirrījūn) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), خِرِّيجَات (ḵirrījāt) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), absolvent [masculine] (Czech), absolventka [feminine] (Czech), valmistunut opiskelija (Finnish), alumni (Finnish), diplômé [masculine] (French), diplômée [feminine] (French), 卒業生 (sotsugyōsei) (Japanese), alumn [common-gender] (Swedish), alumner [plural] (Swedish), ศิษย์เก่า (sìt-gào) (Thai) Translations (a male graduate): خِرِّيج (ḵirrīj) [masculine] (Arabic), خِرِّيجُون (ḵirrījūn) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), սան (san) (Armenian), възпитаник (vǎzpitanik) (Bulgarian), absolvent [masculine] (Czech), miespuolinen alumni (Finnish), diplômé [masculine] (French), ancien élève (French), Absolvent [masculine] (German), Ehemaliger [masculine] (German), فارغالتحصیل (Persian), alumn [masculine] (Polish), diplomado [masculine] (Portuguese), graduado [masculine] (Portuguese), egresso [masculine] (Portuguese), выпускни́к (vypuskník) [masculine] (Russian), exalumno (Spanish), egresado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-alumnus-en-noun-lHIgIjeC Disambiguation of People: 26 32 21 21 Disambiguation of 'a graduate': 7 50 5 38 Disambiguation of 'a male graduate': 25 65 2 8
  3. A student of any gender. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-alumnus-en-noun-t6pFTk-- Disambiguation of People: 26 32 21 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 14 60 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 16 55 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 14 65 17
  4. A graduate of any gender. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-alumnus-en-noun-eeG1dSBA Disambiguation of People: 26 32 21 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (of any gender): alum, alumn, alumni [often, proscribed], alumnx Derived forms: alumni association Related terms: alumnae, alumnæ, alum, alma mater, alimony, alimentary Coordinate_terms: alumna [feminine, masculine] Translations (a student): طَالِب (ṭālib) [masculine] (Arabic), طَالِبَة (ṭāliba) [feminine] (Arabic), طَلَبَة (ṭalaba) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), طَالِبَات (ṭālibāt) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), student [masculine] (Czech), studentka [feminine] (Czech), opiskelija (Finnish), étudiant [masculine] (French), étudiante [feminine] (French), Student (German), aluno [masculine] (Portuguese), student [common-gender] (Swedish), studenter [plural] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'of any gender': 0 0 51 48 Disambiguation of 'a student': 44 8 44 5

Inflected forms

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