aunt
(Tiếng Anh)
- The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
- (endearing) 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.
Tính thường xuyên
Phát âm là (IPA)
/ɑːnt/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)
In summary
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”)). The digraph ⟨au⟩ representing /æ ~ ɑː/ instead of the expected /ɔː/ is irregular, and has not been conclusively explained (compare launch, which contains /ɑː/ in some UK dialects).
Related words
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
Sign in to write sticky notes
Bắt đầu học Tiếng Anh với learnfeliz .
Luyện nói và ghi nhớ " aunt " và nhiều từ và câu khác trong Tiếng Anh .