Alcott

American  

[awl-kuht, -kot] / ˈɔl kət, -kɒt /

noun

1. (Amos) Bronson 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.

2. his daughter Louisa May, 1832–88, U.S. author.

3. a first name.

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Alcott British  

/ ˈɔːlkət /

noun

1. Louisa May. 1832–88, US novelist, noted for her children's books, esp Little Women (1869)

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Example Sentences

Four-time British Olympian Chemmy Alcott was emotional on BBC coverage and said she "never believed" it would end in this way.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

I first encountered Louisa May Alcott in an abridged children’s edition of “Little Women” that was brimming with pastel illustrations and tidy moral lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“We don’t have the privilege of being in Concord, Mass., where Louisa May Alcott grew up, but I feel like Heritage Square really shows where we developed our performance, which was California,” Andres said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Another Alcott scholar at Kansas State, Anne Phillips, said she was “excited” by Chapnick’s scholarship and said his paper makes a “compelling case” that these were her writings.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

“Jubilee, I think this is some of your best work. Louisa May Alcott said, ‘It takes two flints to make a fire.’

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry