Alumni by educational institution

thumb|372x372px|The Latin [[noun means "foster son" or "pupil" and is derived from the verb "to nourish". B Pictured: Lorado Taft's Alma Mater in Urbana, Illinois. ]] Alumni (: alumnus () or alumna ()) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (: alum) or alumns (: alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin, meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from "to nourish".