auntie
noun
aunt.
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auntie
American
[an-tee, ahn-]
/ ˈæn ti, ˈɑn- /
Or
aunty
noun
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aunties
plural
Auntie
1
British
/ ˈɑːntɪ /
noun
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an informal name for the BBC
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informal the Australian Broadcasting Association
auntie
2
British
/ ˈɑːntɪ /
noun
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a familiar or diminutive word for aunt
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informal an older male homosexual
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Origin of auntie
Example Sentences
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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
"But in Swansea, she was loved by Robert and the family as Gaynor and auntie Gaynor," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hayley says she loves many things about having ADHD, such as being a "fun auntie"
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
If cities were people, Lucknow would be the auntie who insists you eat something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“You’re about to do what your auntie Tzivyah used to do and talk your way around a straight answer. I can tell.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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
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
“Auntie Dosie had to have three aspirins, but Auntie Hannah, who liked port, stood in the middle of the snowbound back yard, singing like a big-bosomed thrush.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Poorna Jagannathan is marvelous as their beloved, fearsome Lucky Auntie, who knows the score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
“I knew I had to take my situation into my own hands. I found Auntie Matchmaker and she found your father for me.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The aunties seemed genuinely delighted, bopping along to Bruno Mars as if this were the triumph of civic joy they had been waiting for since Election Day.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
She said her brothers, aunties, cousins and both her grandfathers had taken part in the past.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
Because of Mamdani’s interesting background, he brought the limousine liberals together with the aunties from Bangladesh.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
I have aunties, big brothers and big sisters that I can ask anything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
The pain took my breath away, but I wouldn’t cry until I was out of sight of both aunties.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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