auntie
Meaning
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- diminutive of aunt
- Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
- female domestic helper
- (slang) An elderly gay man.
Synonyms
father’s sister
mother’s sister
uncle’s wife
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæn.ti/
Etymology
From aunt + -ie.
New
aunt
- The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
- A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- (obsolete) Any elderly woman.
- (obsolete) A procuress or bawd.
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