A member of Newnham College, especially a student or past graduate.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Westminster Gazette. From Newnham, the name of a women's college at Cambridge University, founded in 1871 + -ite.
Definition of Newnhamite in US English:
Newnhamite
nounˈnjuːnəmʌɪt
A member of Newnham College, especially a student or past graduate.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Westminster Gazette. From Newnham, the name of a women's college at Cambridge University, founded in 1871 + -ite.