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aunties

[ an-teez, ahn-teez ]

/ ˈæn tiz, ˈɑn tiz /

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noun Informal.

the plural of auntie or aunty.

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Words nearby aunties

Aunis, aunt, auntie, auntie-ji, auntie man, aunties, Aunt Jemima, Aunt Sally, Aunty, au pair, au poivre

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How to use aunties in a sentence

These aunties see themselves as the “good girls,” and they assert their authority to keep the “bad girls” in check.
When the Killer Is a Mother: The Tragedy of Three Murdered Teens in Canada|Asra Q. Nomani|February 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Girls often call these older women in their community their "aunties."
When the Killer Is a Mother: The Tragedy of Three Murdered Teens in Canada|Asra Q. Nomani|February 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gilliam said Armstrong often said she was "tired of being a burden on my aunties and uncles."
Why I Almost Killed Myself—And My Children|Daleen Berry|April 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Aunties are unpleasant things,” she said to herself; “but, all the same, I mean to fuss over this one.
Girls of the Forest|L. T. Meade

And when the boys would say to their aunties, "Why don't you have horses and carriages?"
Daisy|Miranda Eliot Swan
So prim little Annabel was sent home, and the exhausted aunties left Rose to her own devices for a day or two.
Eight Cousins|Louisa May Alcott
When we did so at length the old aunties were waiting at the gate, and then he broke into exclamations again.
The Christian|Hall Caine
I have sent the aunties to bed, but Rosa has made me promise to awaken her at four, that she may take her turn at his bedside.
The Christian|Hall Caine