auntie

or aunt·y

[ an-tee, ahn- ]

/ ˈæn ti, ˈɑn- /

noun

Informal. aunt.

Nearby words

Origin of auntie

First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie

Can be confusedante ante- anti- auntie

Definition for aunties (2 of 2)

aunty

[ an-tee, ahn- ]

/ ˈæn ti, ˈɑn- /

noun, plural aunt·ies.

auntie.

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Examples from the Web for aunties

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
The aunties will be so angry with me, but I dont care; I mean to enjoy myself to-night.
The Lady of the Forest|L. T. Meade

So you must be a pair of absolute old angels, aunties, and break the news to grandfather.
The Christian|Hall Caine
One of them that the aunties remembered struck me as rather precocious.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie|Andrew Carnegie
He had fainted again, and it is extraordinary how helpless the aunties are in a case of illness.
The Christian|Hall Caine
Sable uncles and aunties shook their heads, muttering: Jedgment Day bout tuh come.
Dixie After the War|Myrta Lockett Avary

British Dictionary definitions for aunties (1 of 3)

auntie

aunty

/ (ˈɑːntɪ) /

noun plural -ies

a familiar or diminutive word for aunt

Australian informal, derogatory an older male homosexual

British Dictionary definitions for aunties (2 of 3)

Auntie

/ (ˈɑːntɪ) /

noun

British an informal name for the BBC

Australian informal the Australian Broadcasting Association

British Dictionary definitions for aunties (3 of 3)

Aunty

/ (ˈɑːntɪ) /

noun

Australian an informal name for ABC 2 (def. 2)

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Word Origin and History for aunties

auntie

1787, also aunty, familiar diminutive form of aunt. As a form of kindly address to an older woman to whom one is not related, originally in southern U.S., of elderly slave women.

The negro no longer submits with grace to be called "uncle" or "auntie" as of yore. ["Harper's Magazine," October 1883]