tia

Meaning

1. (feminine) aunt (sister of someone's father or mother, or an uncle's wife)
2. (feminine,slang) aunt (colloquial term of address for an older woman)
3. (broadly,feminine,slang) colloquial term of address for any female person
4. (Brazil,feminine,slang) a female clerk who performs a regular activity

Hyphenated as

ti‧a

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tia, from Late Latin thīa, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Sentences

Tia Stephanie vem ainda ?

Is Aunt Stephanie still coming?

Tia Tiffany e caixa de banco na janela .

Aunt Tiffany and bank teller at the window.

Chama-se tia de Calella porque se pensava que hoje era meu aniversário .

She is called Calella's aunt because it was thought that today was my birthday.