auntie
noun
aunt.
auntie
American
[an-tee, ahn-]
/ ˈæn ti, ˈɑn- /
Or
aunty
noun
aunties
plural
Auntie
1
British
/ ˈɑːntɪ /
noun
-
an informal name for the BBC
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informal the Australian Broadcasting Association
auntie
2
British
/ ˈɑːntɪ /
noun
-
a familiar or diminutive word for aunt
-
informal an older male homosexual
Etymology
Origin of auntie
Example Sentences
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If cities were people, Lucknow would be the auntie who insists you eat something.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
Saunders will appear as Joan, the sister of Dame Joanna's character Felicity and auntie of the show's titular star Amanda, played by Lucy Punch.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
"I trusted them to look after my auntie," she said.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
There is a deep sense of shared community and kinship, and no matter who they are, they call each other cousin, auntie and uncle.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
She needed me to go with her and Mustafa to get a bunch of kitchen stuff from this older auntie who lives in Bayside.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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