Aunt Definition
ănt, änt
aunts
noun
aunts
The sister of one's father or mother.
American Heritage
A sister of one's mother or father.
Webster's New World
The wife of a sibling of one's mother or father.
American Heritage
The wife of one's uncle.
Webster's New World
Used as a form of address for an older woman, especially by children.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- unc
- sistern
- nuncle
- granduncle
- bubba
- nunky
- aunty
- auntie
- great-uncle
- TÃa (Spanish)
- grandaunt
- great-aunt
- Tante (German)
- Tía (Spanish);
- tante (French)
Antonyms:
other
(sister of someone's father) Paternal aunt.
Wiktionary
(sister of someone's mother) Maternal aunt.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Aunt
Noun
Singular:
aunt
Plural:
auntsOrigin of Aunt
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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”)).
From Wiktionary
Middle English aunte from Anglo-Norman from Latin amita paternal aunt
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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