auntie

Or aunt·y

[an-tee, ahn-]

noun

plural

aunties 

1. Informal.,  aunt.

Auntie

¹

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for the BBC

2. informal,  the Australian Broadcasting Association

auntie

²

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

1. a familiar or diminutive word for aunt

2. informal,  an older male homosexual

Word History and Origins

Origin of auntie¹

First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie

Example Sentences

“I myself am fortunate enough to consider her my auntie,” Erivo added.

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Chop up two-thirds of the dialogue into bon mots and it’d make a great book of inspirational quotes, the sort of thing a thoughtful auntie would slip into a kid’s stocking at Christmas.

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I’m really proud of my dad, my auntie and my uncle for bringing me here.

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"I trusted them to look after my auntie," she said.

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There is a deep sense of shared community and kinship, and no matter who they are, they call each other cousin, auntie and uncle.

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