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  auntie

  noun

  aunt.
• Auntie
  Auntie

  noun

  an informal name for the BBC

auntie

American  

[an-tee, ahn-] / ˈæn ti, ˈɑn- /

Or aunty

noun

• aunties
  plural

1. Informal. aunt.

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Auntie ¹ British  

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for the BBC

2. informal the Australian Broadcasting Association

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auntie ² British  

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

1. a familiar or diminutive word for aunt

2. informal an older male homosexual

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• aunties
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of auntie

First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie

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Example Sentences

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auntie Auntie aunties

"My grandmother and my auntie used to tell me that he's a cousin of the family. Cause you know, it's a very small island, Corsica."

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

"My wife's auntie and uncle, and their granddaughter and her husband are missing, and my godson as well," he told PA Media.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Ashley is a beloved daughter, sister, auntie and a best friend to everyone,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

In the podcast, she serves as a loving alternative auntie figure and often addresses her audience with quirky pet names such as “my tender ravioli.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

“I’ll be taking the train back to San Francisco tomorrow,” the auntie was saying.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

For me, it’s the fresh-baked cinnamon sugar pretzel from Auntie Anne’s.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

He said the day his parents told him the truth, it was on an online video call with Auntie Gini present.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

However, the women kept in touch, and Gini became "Auntie Gini", even when Christopher's family travelled the world for their jobs.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

After spending much of the year racing to remake civilization, they packed a giant convention center and marveled at displays flaunting the latest AI research between bites of Auntie Anne’s pretzels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

“My niece is a fancy dancer,” Auntie said proudly.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The youngest of his siblings, he grew up surrounded by his parents’ records, an older brother’s guitar and aunties who played piano.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Obma, who has aunties and cousins living in Cardiff, now splits his time between Wales and Wisconsin, and named Pembrokeshire and the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, as some of his favourite spots.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

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

Once I was waved over to sit with my aunties while I ate a samosa.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

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