auntlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːntli/,

/ˈantli/, U.S.

/ˈæntli/,

/ˈɑntli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aunt n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < aunt n. + -ly suffix¹.

Relating to, characteristic of, or befitting an aunt. Cf. aunt-like adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [adjective]

materteral1823

auntly1839

materterine1874

1839 E. Eden Let. 6 Jan. in Up the Country (1866) II. iv. 38 Poor little wretch! it was hardly possible to bear its screams at times; though as F. could not stand it, I did my auntly duties to it to the last.

1846 S. Coleridge Mem. & Lett. II. 68 This is a very motherly and auntly tale.

1914 T. G. Roberts Wasp vi. 115 Her usual manner with Percy Stanton was one of playful auntly affection.

1940 Irish Monthly 68 116 Father Martindale has endowed these aunts with a fondness for letter writing in truly auntly style.

2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 17 May g1 I wondered: Is it my auntly duty to explain drag queens to my 5½-year-old nephew?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	auntly
释义	auntlyadj. Brit. /ˈɑːntli/, /ˈantli/, U.S. /ˈæntli/, /ˈɑntli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aunt n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < aunt n. + -ly suffix¹. Relating to, characteristic of, or befitting an aunt. Cf. aunt-like adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [adjective] materteral1823 auntly1839 materterine1874 1839 E. Eden Let. 6 Jan. in Up the Country (1866) II. iv. 38 Poor little wretch! it was hardly possible to bear its screams at times; though as F. could not stand it, I did my auntly duties to it to the last. 1846 S. Coleridge Mem. & Lett. II. 68 This is a very motherly and auntly tale. 1914 T. G. Roberts Wasp vi. 115 Her usual manner with Percy Stanton was one of playful auntly affection. 1940 Irish Monthly 68 116 Father Martindale has endowed these aunts with a fondness for letter writing in truly auntly style. 2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 17 May g1 I wondered: Is it my auntly duty to explain drag queens to my 5½-year-old nephew? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1839
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