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Auntie

/ˈæn.ti/

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

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noun
  1. 1

    The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

  2. 2

    The female cousin of one’s parent.

  3. 3

    A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

  4. 4

    Any elderly woman.

noun
  1. 1

    Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.

verb
  1. 1

    To be or behave like the aunt of.

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WordDefinition
auntnounThe sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
auntynounAlternative spelling of auntie. [(Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.]

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unclenounThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

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WordDefinition
auntynounAlternative spelling of auntie. [(Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.]
auntnounThe sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
mamanoun(hypocoristic, usually childish, Canada, US) Mother, female parent.
nananoun(term of endearment) One's grandmother.
nannynounA child's nurse.
queernoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.
manynounA considerable number.
faynounA fairy.
tatanounA surname. found in India.
poofnounThe product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
jerknounA sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
fagnoun(US, Canada, vulgar, usually offensive, sometimes endearing) A homosexual man, especially (usually derogatory) an effeminate or unusual one.
sisnoun(British) Initialism of Secret Intelligence Service. [(UK, formal) MI6]
matenounA fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
circumstances"Circumstances" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush from its 1978 album Hemispheres.
tantenoun(usually in forms of address) A Jewish aunt.
tetanounA surname from Italian.
tianounA female given name.
chachinounA male given name.
zizinoun

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