aunty
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈɔnti/
- UK
:
tía
- My aunty wore a beautiful sari to my other aunty's wedding a few years ago.
We've watched our Mamas, our grandmamas, our aunties speak I'll of a black man.
- We've watched our Mamas, our grandmamas, our aunties speak I'll of a black man.
- So And my auntie left the pub and this new man took over.
- She's the, what do you call it, the auntie to my grandchildren.
- In my own family, my brother was murdered, two of my aunties were murdered.
- OK, this is usually like older people, like aunties, uncles, moms, dads, like that.
- And I distinctly remember time after Dime mother's aunties, particularly female voices crying, breaking down.
- She didn't have no money because I remember she had to drive to I in Peterborough and asked my Auntie Jackie.
- Moms, sons, daughters, fathers, uncles, nieces, nephews, aunties, brothers, sisters, and no one really sees who these people actually are.
- So I I went to OG People's park, the outside, the people's park, the Hawker center, sit there and look at all the aunties.
- To try and understand why my dad decided to leave Hawaii and why my uncles and aunties stayed and what that means for their children, for me and my cousins.
- Now here's where it gets really weird when talking on the web come to Ellie one day out of the blue she typed hello auntie Sarah.
- And I, I went shopping with my auntie out there and got chatting to the sales assistant and we, I said, I'm staying for a week.
- I know that Brooke, Auntie and I were friends with him, right?
Examples
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My sister just had a baby, so I'm an auntie again and a baby boy, Saxon, and he's only nine days old.
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Eileen: Oh aye, I suppose your Aunty Mary did send you some in a package.
Fiction book (1997) -
After all, your Aunty is getting old.
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I got a letter today from Aunty Lizzie.
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And Aunty Lulu's bark is much worse than her bite.
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He's always having fights with Aunty Dot and you can hear them from here.
Fiction book (1992) -
I came in time for the big celebration, to be among my cousins, my aunties, and uncles.
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The elders told stories of their parents, aunties, and uncles who spoke the language fluently in their homes growing up.
Academic text (2016) -
One time, Sarita Aunty, one of Aunt N's teatime friends, saw us entering the house hand in hand.
Fiction book (1999) -
I love visiting my Aunty; she always has the best stories to tell.
Synonyms
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A female relative who is your parent's sister or your uncle's wife
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A friendly way to talk about the sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word aunty is a friendly form of aunt, with the ending -y added to make it warmer and more informal, like mommy or daddy. The older word aunt came from a word meaning 'father's sister', so aunty refers to the sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle.