Aunty

/ (ˈɑːntɪ) /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Aunty

auntie-ji, auntie man, aunties, Aunt Jemima, Aunt Sally, Aunty, au pair, au poivre, aur-, aura, aural

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How to use Aunty in a sentence

Today, in contrast, if Grandma Maude starts one in Maine, Aunty Carol can directly help out from California.
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All right, children: it's time for Aunty Megan to bore you with how things were In Her Day.
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Harry was Aunty Rosa's one child, and Punch was the extra boy about the house.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Aunty Rosa sat him upon a table and told him that A B meant ab.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling

Unless perhaps, as Aunty Rosa seemed to imply, they had sent secret orders.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Aunty Rosa had hidden a light cane behind her, and Punch was beaten then and there over the shoulders.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Aunty Rosa had credited him in the past with petty cunning and stratagem that had never entered into his head.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling