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• auntie
  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

Inflected Forms

noun

• aunties
  plural

Etymology

Origin of auntie

First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie

Example Sentences

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

If cities were people, Lucknow would be the auntie who insists you eat something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

There is a deep sense of shared community and kinship, and no matter who they are, they call each other cousin, auntie and uncle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

My auntie was a policewoman and my mum was a maths teacher, so Tough by name, tough by nature.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

"You know how she feels about that auntie," Starry answers.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins