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 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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The people I am closest to on my mum's side are my nan, my auntie and obviously my mum.

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Living up to her designation as “the Internet’s favorite rich auntie,” Ross keeps her Instagram followers well fed with endless glamour and lots of clowning around.

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"I hadn't realised that when I was quite young, my auntie had an operation that went slightly wrong, and she needed over 20 units of blood to make it through," he said.

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