Pl. -i. [L., = a foster-child; f. al-ĕre to nourish, with ending akin to Gr. -όμενος; cf. Vert-umnus, etc.] The nurseling or pupil of any school, university or other seat of learning.
1645. Evelyn, Diary (1827), I. 212. We saw an Italian comedy acted by their alumni before the Cardinals.
1846. Lytton, Lucretia, x. (1853), 93. The poorer and less steady alumni of the rising school.
1872. Minto, Eng. Lit., II. ix. 598. An alumnus of Glasgow, and travelling tutor.
