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▪ I. ‖ tante|tɑ̃t, ˈtantə|
Also Tante.
1. [Fr., Ger.: cf. aunt.] An aunt; also, an older woman who stands in a close relationship. Freq. prefixed to a proper name or as a form of address.
1815F. Burney Let. 13–18 May (1980) VIII. 129 ‘My tante’ made me a long agitated visit. 1929E. M. Brent-Dyer Rivals of Chalet School i. 18 It was a smiling small face..that was raised to ‘Tante Marguérite's’ when Mrs Russell drew her close for a kiss. 1932G. Heyer Devil's Cub i. 15 Aunt Fanny has already warned Tante against your nobody. 1935Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men ii. vi. 287 Ah don't have five nickels, Tante Celestine, but Als'll send a boy to get them. 1941M. Treadgold We couldn't leave Dinah viii. 130 I lived in Nuremberg... Grandmother and Tante Anna and Tante Frieda were very good to me. 1943H. T. Kane Bayous Louisiana viii. 166 A nonc and tante..seem far closer than the usual American uncle and aunt. 1964S. Bellow Herzog 146 Come here, little Moses, and sit on your old tante's knee. 1981B. de Breffny My First Naked Lady iii. 147 Anna's mother, tante Rachel, was Turkish.
2. S. Afr. With pronunc. |ˈtantə|. Also Tant (usu. preceding a proper name which begins with a vowel), tanta. [Afrikaans, from Du.] = sense 1 above. Also more widely, a term of respect for any elderly woman. Cf. tannie.
1845S. Dennison Let. 12 Apr. in D. R. Edgecombe Lett. Hannah Dennison (1968) 205 Pray give my love to Miss Gush and Mrs G and remember me kindly to your good Tant. 1871H. H. Dugmore Reminisc. Albany Settler (1958) iii. 33 Powers of persuasion had to be employed with oude Tante Nieuwkerk. 1872Cape Monthly Mag. Sept. 230 And then, does it not sometimes guard the slumbers and share the dreams of our beloved ‘tantas’? 1883[see oom]. 1900H. Blore Imperial Light Horseman 162 If a Boer were to be presented at Court he'd offer to shake hands with Queen Victoria, and address her as ‘Tante’. All women to whom one wishes to pay respect are called ‘Tante’. 1923O. Schreiner Thoughts on S. Afr. vii. 260 Oom and Tante, I will whisper to you a secret! 1937C. R. Prance Tante Rebella's Saga 63 Each homestead on a circuit has its own special call..so that every Tante on the line knows..if..someone has something to say to Tant' Emmerentia. 1950Cape Times Mag. 5 Aug. 3/3 Tanta Theodora thought that her kettle..was not as dazzling as it might be. 1969Personality 5 June, Always there is the contrast between past and present..the austere black dress of the old tante and the bright miniwear of a visiting granddaughter. 1974Panorama Apr. 21 Imagine the surprise of old Tant Alida Prinsloo at finding the contents of her voorhuis (living room) described.
▪ II. tante
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