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.

Concepten

tante van moederskant

tante van vaderskant

moeij

Synoniemen

father’s sister

mother’s sister

mother’s younger sister

uncle’s wife

mother’s elder sister

older woman

Madam

maternal uncle’s wife

mother’s brother’s wife

Frequentie

A2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɑːnt/
Etymologie (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”)).

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