auntien.

Brit.

/ˈɑːnti/,

/ˈanti/, U.S.

/ˈæn(t)i/,

/ˈɑnti/

Forms: 1600s– auntie, 1700s– aunty. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aunt n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < aunt n. + -y suffix⁶.

a. As a more or less informal term for a relative: = aunt n. 1a. Later also as a term for an unrelated female family friend. Also as a form of address or as a title preceding a first name.Earliest recorded in Scottish sources; found in other contexts from the late 18th century, initially in children's language. In some varieties of English now no more informal than aunt.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [noun]

auntc1300

momea1325

naunta1400

auntie1672

tante1815

tante1845

tannie1958

tita1963

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [noun] > older friend regarded as

auntie1923

1672 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 11 [When] auntie and madalen came out to y^e communion.

?1680 Lady Bark 5 A Lady this and that, a Lady Mother, A Lady-Auntie, Lady, who's the other?

1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (new ed.) I. 37 What ails ye at my Dad, quoth he, My Minny or my Aunty.

1771 Ann. Reg. 1770 Misc. Ess. 166/1 Law, aunty, what a pretty nose you have got!

1781 S. Hoole Mod. Manners 40 When aunty cries, in spite, ‘Kitty, stay at home to night;’ And uncle's sorry I go out so.

1800 Whim of Day 62 From my old maiden aunty this lesson I got, 'Bout some things I should do, and some I should not.

1818 National Advocate (N.Y.) 3 Nov. You are always looking through that instrument, Bobby, exclaimed my old maiden aunt Dorothy... Pshaw, aunty, says I, dont be angry at this poor little toy.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxvi. 100 Won't you ask aunty to come and cut it for me?

1863 M. Roberts Little People iv. 37 A little voice called after her, ‘Auntie! you've not given me a real good kiss!’

1902 Little Folks 55 448/2 Auntie Kate told her cook to make some cakes,..some little cakes,..and some Victoria sandwich.

1923 Irish Times 6 Apr. 6/4 Sheila..wrote to her parents, saying that if they insisted on her leaving Mr. and Mrs. Locke—whom she called ‘Auntie’ and ‘Uncle’—she should have to [etc.].

1944 Life 6 Mar. 69/3 (advt.) ‘And while I'm about it,’ says smart Auntie Sue, ‘I clean Grandpa's specs and my own glasses too!’

1973 W. Ihimaera Tangi xxv. 118 All my aunties, uncles, cousins and friends were there.

2002 Orange Coast Aug. 154/3 One of my favorite things is sitting around at Christmastime with all my aunties and my mama and we make tamales.

2012 G. Littlechild Spirit giggles Within i. 31 (caption) That day, I also met two aunties, sisters of my late mother.

b. As a more or less informal term for any woman. Cf. aunt n. 1b, 1c.Auntie is now used as a general term of respect for (usually older) women in various contexts in many varieties of English.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > black person > [noun] > woman

Negrine1703

negress1734

momma1803

auntie1825

aunt1835

sister1879

black velvet1900

soul sister1959

maid1961

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > as term of address

motherc1275

aunt1750

tante1815

tante1845

old dear1866

ouma1904

auntie1938

tannie1958

tita1963

1825 N.Y. Evening Post 11 Oct. 2/1 A well dressed female..enquired whether she [sc. a huckster] had ‘any peaches proper for sweetmeats?’ ‘No, aunty but I guess you may get some of that there lady..what sits opposite.’

1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West II. xlii. 241 Nor are planters indifferent to the comfort of their gray-headed slaves... They always address them in a mild and pleasant manner—as ‘Uncle,’ or ‘Aunty’.

1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 728/2 The negro no longer submits with grace to be called ‘uncle’ and ‘auntie’ as of yore.

1888 L. D. Powles Land of Pink Pearl vi. 175 [Bahamas] ‘If you want the gentlemen to give you something, aunty,’ says Mr. Morley, ‘you ought to dance for them.’

1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart iii. vi. 439 ‘Rightie-o, auntie,’ said the driver.

1946 K. Sim Malayan Landscape i. 17 Some [children] could hardly understand English at all, and called every European woman ‘Auntie’.

1963 D. E. Barwick Little more than Kin 287 ‘Aunty’..and ‘coz’ are here significant terms of address... Aunty is used as a courtesy title of address and reference for older women belonging to the same regional population, regardless of their genealogical connection to the speaker.

1981 Observer 11 Jan. 26/2 ‘Goodnight, ayah,’ I would say..and ‘Goodnight, Auntie,’ she habitually replied.

2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 187 One big auntie has arranged her large frame two rows in front of me.

2014 Time Out Hong Kong 5 Mar. 64/1 Hong Kong women are particularly adept at maintaining their youthful looks well into middle age... So Juicy Couture goes well on many ‘aunties’ in the city.

2. Usually with capital initial. An institution, etc., which is considered to be conservative or staid in style or outlook, or (alternatively) which is viewed with affection; spec. (a) chiefly British the BBC; (b) Australian the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (formerly Commission). Also as a title preceding the name of the institution.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] > opponent of change

Tory1712

old school1749

conservatist1831

conservative1832

fossil1844

mossback1873

stand-patter1902

old school tie1920

passéist1921

pastist1921

auntie1953

old schooler1964

Luddite1970

1953 Spectator 20 Nov. 554/2 An infant admired by the neighbours as being just like her old Auntie BBC.

1958 J. Cannan And be Villain i. 31 I saw about Uncle Edmund in auntie Times.

1962 Listener 22 Mar. 529/1 The BBC needs to be braver and sometimes is. So let there be a faint hurrah as Auntie goes over the top.

1967 Sunday Mirror (Sydney) 12 Mar. 84 Miss Cobb..is, in fact, one answer to the ABC's Old Aunty image.

1994 Sunday Sport 22 May 31/2 Auntie Beeb is unhappy that Frank [Bruno]..only attracted seven million viewers for his farcical one-round win over Jesse Ferguson.

2000 Australian 31 May (Brisbane ed.) 2/1 (heading) Bullyboy shoots Aunty in foot.

2012 Private Eye 15 June 7/3 It is a television truism that, when we wish to celebrate a national event, we loyally turn to the BBC... So park yourself on the sofa for no fewer than 14 hours of live programming on Auntie across the next three days.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	auntie
释义	auntien. Brit. /ˈɑːnti/, /ˈanti/, U.S. /ˈæn(t)i/, /ˈɑnti/ Forms: 1600s– auntie, 1700s– aunty. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aunt n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < aunt n. + -y suffix⁶. 1. a. As a more or less informal term for a relative: = aunt n. 1a. Later also as a term for an unrelated female family friend. Also as a form of address or as a title preceding a first name.Earliest recorded in Scottish sources; found in other contexts from the late 18th century, initially in children's language. In some varieties of English now no more informal than aunt. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [noun] auntc1300 momea1325 naunta1400 auntie1672 tante1815 tante1845 tannie1958 tita1963 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [noun] > older friend regarded as auntie1923 1672 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 11 [When] auntie and madalen came out to y^e communion. ?1680 Lady Bark 5 A Lady this and that, a Lady Mother, A Lady-Auntie, Lady, who's the other? 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (new ed.) I. 37 What ails ye at my Dad, quoth he, My Minny or my Aunty. 1771 Ann. Reg. 1770 Misc. Ess. 166/1 Law, aunty, what a pretty nose you have got! 1781 S. Hoole Mod. Manners 40 When aunty cries, in spite, ‘Kitty, stay at home to night;’ And uncle's sorry I go out so. 1800 Whim of Day 62 From my old maiden aunty this lesson I got, 'Bout some things I should do, and some I should not. 1818 National Advocate (N.Y.) 3 Nov. You are always looking through that instrument, Bobby, exclaimed my old maiden aunt Dorothy... Pshaw, aunty, says I, dont be angry at this poor little toy. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxvi. 100 Won't you ask aunty to come and cut it for me? 1863 M. Roberts Little People iv. 37 A little voice called after her, ‘Auntie! you've not given me a real good kiss!’ 1902 Little Folks 55 448/2 Auntie Kate told her cook to make some cakes,..some little cakes,..and some Victoria sandwich. 1923 Irish Times 6 Apr. 6/4 Sheila..wrote to her parents, saying that if they insisted on her leaving Mr. and Mrs. Locke—whom she called ‘Auntie’ and ‘Uncle’—she should have to [etc.]. 1944 Life 6 Mar. 69/3 (advt.) ‘And while I'm about it,’ says smart Auntie Sue, ‘I clean Grandpa's specs and my own glasses too!’ 1973 W. Ihimaera Tangi xxv. 118 All my aunties, uncles, cousins and friends were there. 2002 Orange Coast Aug. 154/3 One of my favorite things is sitting around at Christmastime with all my aunties and my mama and we make tamales. 2012 G. Littlechild Spirit giggles Within i. 31 (caption) That day, I also met two aunties, sisters of my late mother. b. As a more or less informal term for any woman. Cf. aunt n. 1b, 1c.Auntie is now used as a general term of respect for (usually older) women in various contexts in many varieties of English. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > black person > [noun] > woman Negrine1703 negress1734 momma1803 auntie1825 aunt1835 sister1879 black velvet1900 soul sister1959 maid1961 the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > as term of address motherc1275 aunt1750 tante1815 tante1845 old dear1866 ouma1904 auntie1938 tannie1958 tita1963 1825 N.Y. Evening Post 11 Oct. 2/1 A well dressed female..enquired whether she [sc. a huckster] had ‘any peaches proper for sweetmeats?’ ‘No, aunty but I guess you may get some of that there lady..what sits opposite.’ 1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West II. xlii. 241 Nor are planters indifferent to the comfort of their gray-headed slaves... They always address them in a mild and pleasant manner—as ‘Uncle,’ or ‘Aunty’. 1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 728/2 The negro no longer submits with grace to be called ‘uncle’ and ‘auntie’ as of yore. 1888 L. D. Powles Land of Pink Pearl vi. 175 [Bahamas] ‘If you want the gentlemen to give you something, aunty,’ says Mr. Morley, ‘you ought to dance for them.’ 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart iii. vi. 439 ‘Rightie-o, auntie,’ said the driver. 1946 K. Sim Malayan Landscape i. 17 Some [children] could hardly understand English at all, and called every European woman ‘Auntie’. 1963 D. E. Barwick Little more than Kin 287 ‘Aunty’..and ‘coz’ are here significant terms of address... Aunty is used as a courtesy title of address and reference for older women belonging to the same regional population, regardless of their genealogical connection to the speaker. 1981 Observer 11 Jan. 26/2 ‘Goodnight, ayah,’ I would say..and ‘Goodnight, Auntie,’ she habitually replied. 2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 187 One big auntie has arranged her large frame two rows in front of me. 2014 Time Out Hong Kong 5 Mar. 64/1 Hong Kong women are particularly adept at maintaining their youthful looks well into middle age... So Juicy Couture goes well on many ‘aunties’ in the city. 2. Usually with capital initial. An institution, etc., which is considered to be conservative or staid in style or outlook, or (alternatively) which is viewed with affection; spec. (a) chiefly British the BBC; (b) Australian the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (formerly Commission). Also as a title preceding the name of the institution. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] > opponent of change Tory1712 old school1749 conservatist1831 conservative1832 fossil1844 mossback1873 stand-patter1902 old school tie1920 passéist1921 pastist1921 auntie1953 old schooler1964 Luddite1970 1953 Spectator 20 Nov. 554/2 An infant admired by the neighbours as being just like her old Auntie BBC. 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain i. 31 I saw about Uncle Edmund in auntie Times. 1962 Listener 22 Mar. 529/1 The BBC needs to be braver and sometimes is. So let there be a faint hurrah as Auntie goes over the top. 1967 Sunday Mirror (Sydney) 12 Mar. 84 Miss Cobb..is, in fact, one answer to the ABC's Old Aunty image. 1994 Sunday Sport 22 May 31/2 Auntie Beeb is unhappy that Frank [Bruno]..only attracted seven million viewers for his farcical one-round win over Jesse Ferguson. 2000 Australian 31 May (Brisbane ed.) 2/1 (heading) Bullyboy shoots Aunty in foot. 2012 Private Eye 15 June 7/3 It is a television truism that, when we wish to celebrate a national event, we loyally turn to the BBC... So park yourself on the sofa for no fewer than 14 hours of live programming on Auntie across the next three days. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1672
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