Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of alumnus
"The new headmaster welcomed every single alumni to the annual reunion dinner."
An individual alumnus or alumna.
In plain English: Alumni are former students who have graduated from a specific school or university.
"The university invited all its alumni to return for the annual reunion."
Usage: Alumni is the plural form used to refer to a group of graduates from a school, while its singular forms are alumnus for men and alumna for women. In modern usage, it is often acceptable to use alumni as a gender-neutral plural for any mixed or unspecified group of former students.
The word comes from the Latin alumni, which originally referred to students who had been supported by a school or college. It entered English with its current meaning of former students of an educational institution.