auntie

American  

[an-tee, ahn-] / ˈæn ti, ˈɑn- /

Or aunty

noun

plural

aunties

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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Etymology

Origin of auntie

First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie

Example Sentences

The auntie he never had the chance to miss, to mourn, to celebrate.

From Literature

"They said: 'Go away auntie. We don't have any house for rent,'" she recalled.

From Barron's

“There were only a thousand copies printed and then the publisher burned down. My auntie tells me that’s why they’re so special.”

From Literature

I hope my auntie brings me back something cool from her trip.

From Literature

Speaking a year after her mother's disappearance in 2017, Christine said she assumed Lorraine had stayed at an auntie's house but "realised that something was wrong" when she did not come home the following evening.

From BBC