About The Word Aunt

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Aunt

Aunt Meaning & Definition
Aunt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aunt?

[n] the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aunt: auntie | aunty

Related Terms | Find terms related to Aunt: auntie | blood brother | brethren | brother | bub | bubba | bud | buddy | country cousin | cousin | cousin once removed | cousin twice removed | daughter | father | first cousin | foster brother | frater | grandnephew | grandniece | granduncle | great-aunt | great-uncle | half brother | kid brother | mother | nephew | niece | nuncle | nunks | nunky | second cousin | sis | sissy | sister | sister-german | sistern | son | stepbrother | stepsister | unc | uncle | uncs | uterine brother

See Also | grandaunt | great-aunt | kinswoman | maiden aunt

Aunt In Webster's Dictionary

\Aunt\, n. [OF. ante, F. tante, L. amita father's sister. Cf. {Amma}.] 1. The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife. Note: Aunt is sometimes applied as a title or term of endearment to a kind elderly woman not thus related. 2. An old woman; and old gossip. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. A bawd, or a prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak. {Aunt Sally}, a puppet head placed on a pole and having a pipe in its mouth; also a game, which consists in trying to hit the pipe by throwing short bludgeons at it.

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