aunt

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
2. The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
3. A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
4. (obsolete) Any elderly woman.
5. (obsolete) A procuress or bawd.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɑːnt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English aunte, from Anglo-Norman aunte, from Old French ante, from Latin amita (“father's sister”). Displaced native Middle English modrie (“aunt”) (from Old English mōdriġe (“maternal aunt”); compare Old English faþu, faþe (“paternal aunt”)).

Sinne

" Arsenic And Aunt May " was also released in the " Heroes " box set .