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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

Your album “To Whom This May Concern” released in February, and it feels like a love letter from your favorite auntie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The 12-year-old is taken home in the back of the police van but his dad is out, so an auntie nearby agrees to look after him.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

“Oh, Seema and I found something she likes better,” Ritu auntie said.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Over the past decade, I’ve fallen victim to the online shopping epidemic, meaning I haven’t stepped foot inside a mall and enjoyed an Auntie Anne’s pretzel in years.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 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

Poorna Jagannathan is marvelous as their beloved, fearsome Lucky Auntie, who knows the score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Fearful that her mom will die, Cherrise’s teenage daughter, Raquel, convinces Joey to drive her to the hospital from the date farm where Raquel has been deposited into her Auntie Lolo’s care.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

After introducing Mr. Lew, she beckoned for Auntie Matchmaker to sit.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“It was to also honor the Muslim women in my background. My mother, grandmother, aunties and cousins all covered and did so joyfully. That was never an issue for them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

She encourages parents to "let go" if grandparents, aunties and uncles choose to spoil young ones.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

They said yes, and over the next nine months, Califano embedded himself within Zohran’s team, photographing everything from union rallies to neighborhood canvassers to Ramadan iftars among aunties.

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

Everything I knew about it I had overheard over the years in San Francisco, when she talked with the aunties who visited on occasion to do needlework and drink tea.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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