auntie

American  

[an-tee, ahn-] / ˈæn ti, ˈɑn- /

Or aunty

noun

plural

aunties

1. Informal. aunt.

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Auntie ¹ British  

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for the BBC

2. informal the Australian Broadcasting Association

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auntie ² British  

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

1. a familiar or diminutive word for aunt

2. informal an older male homosexual

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Etymology

Origin of auntie

First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie

Example Sentences

“We don’t have family locally, but we built a network of friends and auntie figures so my daughter feels secure and loved.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

If cities were people, Lucknow would be the auntie who insists you eat something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

I’m a Jersey-born Muslim, same as Youssef, and I was wedged in Row N next to an auntie who looked primed to eye-roll any haram punch line.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

"It was only when they get cancer in their 40s and 50s, and remember their auntie had cancer, and their granddad."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Rondell was taking the bus to Oakland, where he was gonna look for his auntie and his cousins.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña