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auntie

American  
[an-tee, ahn-] / ˈæn ti, ˈɑn- /
Or aunty

noun

plural

aunties

  1. Informal. aunt.

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

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