aunties
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She encourages parents to "let go" if grandparents, aunties and uncles choose to spoil young ones.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
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
Because of Mamdani’s interesting background, he brought the limousine liberals together with the aunties from Bangladesh.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025
“I’ve spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our children online.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2024
In the morning Papa Andrew left us with Uncle Sulaiman and the aunties while he walked to the nearby town.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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