auntie
auntie · aunties
тітка, тьотя, тета
тётя, тётушка
Tante
Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly womanTerm of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
/ˈæn.ti/
Meaning
3 senses(Africa, Australia, New Zealand)Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
(Hong Kong)Female domestic helper.
(US, slang)An elderly gay man.
More definitions
- the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
Origin
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
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Forms
plural: auntiesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelateduncleA1
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.