aunties
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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L.A.’s sons and daughters, mothers and grandmothers, uncles and aunties, leaders and stewards, artists and musicians, holding court on native soil.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The aunties seemed genuinely delighted, bopping along to Bruno Mars as if this were the triumph of civic joy they had been waiting for since Election Day.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
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
But it was also lonely, not having the common connection of grandparents or aunties like we used to have so often.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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