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Aunty

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.

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WordDefinition
auntnounThe sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
auntienoun(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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auntienoun(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.
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.
entitynounThat which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.
fagnoun(US, Canada, vulgar, usually offensive, sometimes endearing) A homosexual man, especially (usually derogatory) an effeminate or unusual one.
annenounA female given name from French.
tantenoun(usually in forms of address) A Jewish aunt.
auntiesnoun(Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
unclenounThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
mamajinoun(India) mother's brother; maternal uncle
bhabhinoun(South Asia) A title used for a sister-in-law
grandmanoun(informal) Grandmother.
sisternounA daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
grandmothernounA mother of someone's parent.
nannanoungrandmother
ammanoun(India) mother
grannynoun(colloquial) A grandmother.

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