Library / English Dictionary

AUNTY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

Synonyms:

aunt; auntie; aunty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("aunty" is a kind of...):

kinswoman (a female relative)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aunty"):

grandaunt; great-aunt (an aunt of your father or mother)

maiden aunt (an unmarried aunt)

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