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
-
informal the Australian Broadcasting Association
auntie
2
British
/ ˈɑːntɪ /
noun
-
a familiar or diminutive word for aunt
-
informal an older male homosexual
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Etymology
Origin of auntie
Example Sentences
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The victim's niece, Mai Pexton, had gone to the property and banged on the door, screaming for her "auntie".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
“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 really proud of my dad, my auntie and my uncle for bringing me here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
New work shoes, some savings, or a little something extra to help my auntie with rent.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
She’s like an Auntie Mame, only her version of extravagance is peanut butter sundaes at Serendipity 3, a course at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and tickets to see Diana Rigg on Broadway in “Medea.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Over the past decade, I’ve fallen victim to the online shopping epidemic, meaning I haven’t stepped foot inside a mall and enjoyed an Auntie Anne’s pretzel in years.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
However, the women kept in touch, and Gini became "Auntie Gini", even when Christopher's family travelled the world for their jobs.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
After spending much of the year racing to remake civilization, they packed a giant convention center and marveled at displays flaunting the latest AI research between bites of Auntie Anne’s pretzels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“The Way to Rio Luna did appear to my Glory,” Auntie North said.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
I showed up and there were maybe 20 aunties and their kids and everyone looked up at me when I walked in, like … Zohran wasn’t there yet.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2025
She said her brothers, aunties, cousins and both her grandfathers had taken part in the past.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
Because of Mamdani’s interesting background, he brought the limousine liberals together with the aunties from Bangladesh.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
I have aunties, big brothers and big sisters that I can ask anything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
People belt out sappy love songs around the karaoke machine, and all the aunties in the kitchen make chismis, gossip.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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