alma mater
noun
al·ma ma·ter ˌal-mə-ˈmä-tər 
1
: a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated
went to a class reunion at his alma mater
2
: the song or hymn of a school, college, or university
"Hey, Harvard boy, sing your alma mater!" shouted an obnoxious producer.
Phil Kloer
Phil Kloer
Example Sentences
I visited my old alma mater last week.
Recent Examples on the Web Where’s Tommy Rees, the offensive coordinator who thought hard about jumping to the NFL, only to triumphantly return to his alma mater? Tom Noie, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Ohio State-Notre Dame is arguably the biggest matchup of Week 1 and features numerous storylines including Marcus Freeman returning to his alma mater as the head coach of the Irish and Jim Knowles running Ohio State’s defense for the first time. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Marcus Freeman returns to his alma mater as the new head coach of Notre Dame in an early-season matchup of Top 5 teams. John Scheibe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Comment: Mario Cristobal came back to his alma mater last December and quickly injected energy into Miami’s program. Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 Stacy Searels takes over on the offensive line for Matt Luke and Bryan McClendon, who coached Oregon in the Alamo Bowl, returned to his alma mater. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 The first witness to testify for the prosecution was a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who returned to her alma mater after college to teach. New York Times, 18 July 2022 Rivers will return to his alma mater on Aug. 12 for a jamboree game at Athens High. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 13 July 2022 When the Bearcats' job came vacant after the dismissal of John Brannen, many former UC players supported Martin to return to his alma mater. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 12 July 2022 See More
Tom Noie, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Ohio State-Notre Dame is arguably the biggest matchup of Week 1 and features numerous storylines including Marcus Freeman returning to his alma mater as the head coach of the Irish and Jim Knowles running Ohio State’s defense for the first time. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Marcus Freeman returns to his alma mater as the new head coach of Notre Dame in an early-season matchup of Top 5 teams. John Scheibe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Comment: Mario Cristobal came back to his alma mater last December and quickly injected energy into Miami’s program. Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 Stacy Searels takes over on the offensive line for Matt Luke and Bryan McClendon, who coached Oregon in the Alamo Bowl, returned to his alma mater. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 The first witness to testify for the prosecution was a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who returned to her alma mater after college to teach. New York Times, 18 July 2022 Rivers will return to his alma mater on Aug. 12 for a jamboree game at Athens High. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 13 July 2022 When the Bearcats' job came vacant after the dismissal of John Brannen, many former UC players supported Martin to return to his alma mater. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 12 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin, fostering mother
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1