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
Other Word Forms
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
Chop up two-thirds of the dialogue into bon mots and it’d make a great book of inspirational quotes, the sort of thing a thoughtful auntie would slip into a kid’s stocking at Christmas.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
My auntie was a policewoman and my mum was a maths teacher, so Tough by name, tough by nature.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
"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 • Jul. 28, 2025
“Thank you,” I whisper to Khadijah auntie, and give her a hug.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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