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aunt
aunta female relative: I invited my aunt to the wedding.
Not to be confused with:ant – an insect: No one invited an ant to this picnic.aunt A0324500 (ănt, änt)n.1. a. The sister of one's father or mother.b. The wife of a sibling of one's mother or father.2. Used as a form of address for an older woman, especially by children.
[Middle English aunte, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin amita, paternal aunt.]
aunt′hood n.aunt (ɑːnt) n (often capital, esp as a term of address) 1. a sister of one's father or mother2. the wife of one's uncle3. a term of address used by children for any woman, esp for a friend of the parents4. my aunt! my sainted aunt! an exclamation of surprise or amazement[C13: from Old French ante, from Latin amita a father's sister]aunt (ænt, ɑnt)
n. 1. the sister of one's father or mother. 2. the wife of one's uncle. 3. Chiefly New Eng. and South Midland U.S. (used as a term of respectful address to an older woman unrelated to the speaker.) [1250–1300; Middle English aunte < Anglo-French, for Old French ante < Latin amita father's sister, old feminine past participle of amāre to love, i.e., beloved] pron: In New England and E Virginia, a “broad a” pronunciation of aunt, resembling either the (ä) of car or a vowel midway in quality between (ä) and the (a) of hat, occurs in the speech of all social groups, even those who do not use the sound in words like dance and laugh. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  aunt - the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncleauntie, auntygrandaunt, great-aunt - an aunt of your father or motherkinswoman - a female relativemaiden aunt - an unmarried auntuncle - the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt |
Translationsaunt (aːnt) noun the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle. My Aunt Anne died last week; The child went to the circus with her aunt. 姑姑，阿姨，伯母或嬸嬸，舅媽 姑母，姨母或伯母，婶母，舅母 ˈauntie, ˈaunty (ˈaːnti) noun an aunt. Auntie Jean; Where's your auntie? aunt 的暱稱 （aunt的昵称）伯母，婶母，姑母，姨母，舅母 aunt
Aunt SallySomething or someone set up as the object of criticism, derision, or as an easily defeated opposing opinion (i.e., a straw man). Named after a game where sticks or balls are thrown at a clay or wooden head (the Aunt Sally). Primarily heard in UK. I hate hanging out with that crowd, they always aim their jokes at me like I'm an Aunt Sally. My opponent's representation of me is nothing but an Aunt Sally; he refuses to debate me on my true position and instead attacks a fictitious one from afar!See also: aunt, sallyAunt Floeuphemism A humorous term for a menstrual period. A pun on the "flow" of blood and tissue from the uterus. Ugh, I have horrible cramps because Aunt Flo has come to town.See also: aunt, FloAunt Flo n. a woman’s menstrual period. (see also visit from Flo. Refers to the menstrual flow.) I am sorry to announce that Aunt Flo has come for a visit. See also: aunt, FloEncyclopediaSeecousinAunt
AUNT, domestic relations. The sister of one's father or mother; she is arelation in the third degree. Vide 2 Com. Dig. 474 Dane's Ab. c. 126, a. 3.Sec. 4. AUNT
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aunt
Synonyms for auntnoun the sister of your father or motherSynonymsRelated Words- grandaunt
- great-aunt
- kinswoman
- maiden aunt
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