单词 | universal aunt |
释义 | > as lemmasUniversal Aunt Universal Aunt n. a member of the ‘Universal Aunts’ domestic services agency (see Universal Aunts n.); chiefly in extended use. ΚΠ 1921 Times 15 Oct. 13/5 The Universal Aunt is both a real person and a profession, and the Universal Aunts, as their organization is called, lay themselves out to perform all manner of aunt-like duties. 1930 M. Allingham Myst. Mile iii. 38 He's really a sort of ‘Universal Aunt’, isn't he? ‘Your adventures undertaken for a small fee.’ 1997 Independent (Nexis) 11 June (Arts section) 6 He became a kind of Universal Aunt to Violet Hammersley, an elderly widow who disliked travelling alone. < as lemmas |
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