tía

1. (feminine, form-of) female equivalent of tío: aunt; the sister, sister-in-law or female cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent
2. (Spain, colloquial, feminine) woman, chick

tío

1. (masculine) uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent)
2. (Spain, colloquial, masculine) unknown or any male person, dude, guy
3. (Spain, colloquial, masculine) friend, mate, pal, man, bro
4. (masculine) mister (title conferred on an adult male)

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Hyphenated as

tí‧a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtia/

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Concepts

aunt

auntie

aunty

maternal aunt

paternal aunt

dame

doll

goody

lady

skirt

theta

wench

father’s sister

tatee

naunt

bird

🐦

broad

chick

chippy

Synonyms

tia

doña

muñeca

señora

tío

hermana del padre

tía paterna

tita

tiíta

tita

cuñada

mujer del tío materno

Translations

Tante

zia

tante

tia

tante

tia

ciotka

ciocia

θεία

amita

tatie

teyze

matertera

tanta

hala