aunties
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
I'm really close with my aunties, uncles, nans, grandads, trying to spend as much time together as possible, so I'd say that's one thing I'm really proud of, that I have a loving family.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
Because of Mamdani’s interesting background, he brought the limousine liberals together with the aunties from Bangladesh.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025
Also, I know this column is about Sundays, but I love a weekday dim sum where you hang out with all the uncles and aunties while they read their newspapers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
The aunties are all smiling at me, as though I had been a dying person who has now miraculously recovered.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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