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

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

From BBC

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.

From Salon

"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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

Darius: We had to dress to impress and I wanted to bring the queens — my mother, my granny and my auntie — to see the queens.

From Los Angeles Times