tanten.

/tɒnt/

/ˈtantə/

Forms:

α. 1800s– tante.

β. 1800s– tant (in sense 2).

γ. 1800s– tanta (in sense 2).

Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: French tante; German Tante; Afrikaans tante.

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < French tante sister of one's father or mother, aunt (c1200 in Old French; alteration, reflecting childish speech, of ante (c1145) < classical Latin amita : see aunt n.), probably partly via German Tante (18th cent.); and partly (in sense 2) < Afrikaans tante < Dutch tante (1735) < French tante . Compare aunt n.

1. An aunt; also, an older woman who stands in a close relationship. Frequently prefixed to a proper name or as a form of address.

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the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun]

old wifeeOE

old womanOE

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carlinec1375

cronec1386

vecke1390

monea1393

hagc1400

ribibec1405

aunt?a1425

crate14..

witchc1475

mauda1500

mackabroine1546

grandam?1550

grannam1565

old lady1575

beldam1580

lucky1629

granny1634

patriarchess1639

runta1652

harridan1699

grimalkin1798

mama1810

tante1815

wifie1823

maw1826

old dear1836

tante1845

Mother Bunch1847

douairière1869

dowager1870

veteraness1880

old trout1897

tab1909

bag1924

crow1925

ma1932

Skinny Liz1940

old bag1947

old boot1958

tannie1958

LOL1960

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

auntc1300

momea1325

naunta1400

auntie1672

tante1815

tante1845

tannie1958

tita1963

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

motherc1275

aunt1750

tante1815

tante1845

old dear1866

ouma1904

auntie1938

tannie1958

tita1963

1815 F. Burney Let. 13–18 May (1980) VIII. 129 ‘My tante’ made me a long agitated visit.

1929 E. 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.

1932 G. Heyer Devil's Cub i. 15 Aunt Fanny has already warned Tante against your nobody.

1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men ii. vi. 287 Ah don't have five nickels, Tante Celestine, but Als'll send a boy to get them.

1941 M. Treadgold We couldn't leave Dinah viii. 130 I lived in Nuremberg... Grandmother and Tante Anna and Tante Frieda were very good to me.

1943 H. T. Kane Bayous of Louisiana viii. 166 A nonc and tante..seem far closer than the usual American uncle and aunt.

1964 S. Bellow Herzog 146 Come here, little Moses, and sit on your old tante's knee.

1981 B. de Breffny My First Naked Lady iii. 147 Anna's mother, tante Rachel, was Turkish.

2. South African. With pronunciation

/ˈtantə/. Also Tant (usually preceding a proper name which begins with a vowel), tanta = sense 1 above. Also more widely, a term of respect for any elderly woman. Cf. tannie n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun]

old wifeeOE

old womanOE

trota1375

carlinec1375

cronec1386

vecke1390

monea1393

hagc1400

ribibec1405

aunt?a1425

crate14..

witchc1475

mauda1500

mackabroine1546

grandam?1550

grannam1565

old lady1575

beldam1580

lucky1629

granny1634

patriarchess1639

runta1652

harridan1699

grimalkin1798

mama1810

tante1815

wifie1823

maw1826

old dear1836

tante1845

Mother Bunch1847

douairière1869

dowager1870

veteraness1880

old trout1897

tab1909

bag1924

crow1925

ma1932

Skinny Liz1940

old bag1947

old boot1958

tannie1958

LOL1960

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

auntc1300

momea1325

naunta1400

auntie1672

tante1815

tante1845

tannie1958

tita1963

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

motherc1275

aunt1750

tante1815

tante1845

old dear1866

ouma1904

auntie1938

tannie1958

tita1963

1845 S. 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.

1871 H. H. Dugmore Reminisc. Albany Settler 22 Powers of persuasion had to be employed with oude Tanta Nieuwkerk.

1872 Cape Monthly Mag. Sept. 230 And then, does it not sometimes guard the slumbers and share the dreams of our beloved ‘tantas’?

1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm ii. xii. 227 At the farmhouses where he stopped the ‘ooms’ and ‘tantes’ remembered clearly the spider with its four grey horses.

1900 H. 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’.

1923 O. Schreiner Thoughts on S. Afr. vii. 260 Oom and Tante, I will whisper to you a secret!

1937 C. 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.

1950 Cape Times 5 Aug. (Mag. section) 3/3 Tanta Theodora thought that her kettle..was not as dazzling as it might be.

1969 Personality (Durban) 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.

1974 Panorama Apr. 21 Imagine the surprise of old Tant Alida Prinsloo at finding the contents of her voorhuis (living room) described.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	tante
释义	tanten. /tɒnt//ˈtantə/ Forms: α. 1800s– tante. β. 1800s– tant (in sense 2). γ. 1800s– tanta (in sense 2). Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: French tante; German Tante; Afrikaans tante. Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < French tante sister of one's father or mother, aunt (c1200 in Old French; alteration, reflecting childish speech, of ante (c1145) < classical Latin amita : see aunt n.), probably partly via German Tante (18th cent.); and partly (in sense 2) < Afrikaans tante < Dutch tante (1735) < French tante . Compare aunt n. 1. An aunt; also, an older woman who stands in a close relationship. Frequently prefixed to a proper name or as a form of address. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] old wifeeOE old womanOE trota1375 carlinec1375 cronec1386 vecke1390 monea1393 hagc1400 ribibec1405 aunt?a1425 crate14.. witchc1475 mauda1500 mackabroine1546 grandam?1550 grannam1565 old lady1575 beldam1580 lucky1629 granny1634 patriarchess1639 runta1652 harridan1699 grimalkin1798 mama1810 tante1815 wifie1823 maw1826 old dear1836 tante1845 Mother Bunch1847 douairière1869 dowager1870 veteraness1880 old trout1897 tab1909 bag1924 crow1925 ma1932 Skinny Liz1940 old bag1947 old boot1958 tannie1958 LOL1960 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [noun] auntc1300 momea1325 naunta1400 auntie1672 tante1815 tante1845 tannie1958 tita1963 the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > as term of address motherc1275 aunt1750 tante1815 tante1845 old dear1866 ouma1904 auntie1938 tannie1958 tita1963 1815 F. Burney Let. 13–18 May (1980) VIII. 129 ‘My tante’ made me a long agitated visit. 1929 E. 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. 1932 G. Heyer Devil's Cub i. 15 Aunt Fanny has already warned Tante against your nobody. 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men ii. vi. 287 Ah don't have five nickels, Tante Celestine, but Als'll send a boy to get them. 1941 M. Treadgold We couldn't leave Dinah viii. 130 I lived in Nuremberg... Grandmother and Tante Anna and Tante Frieda were very good to me. 1943 H. T. Kane Bayous of Louisiana viii. 166 A nonc and tante..seem far closer than the usual American uncle and aunt. 1964 S. Bellow Herzog 146 Come here, little Moses, and sit on your old tante's knee. 1981 B. de Breffny My First Naked Lady iii. 147 Anna's mother, tante Rachel, was Turkish. 2. South African. With pronunciation /ˈtantə/. Also Tant (usually preceding a proper name which begins with a vowel), tanta = sense 1 above. Also more widely, a term of respect for any elderly woman. Cf. tannie n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] old wifeeOE old womanOE trota1375 carlinec1375 cronec1386 vecke1390 monea1393 hagc1400 ribibec1405 aunt?a1425 crate14.. witchc1475 mauda1500 mackabroine1546 grandam?1550 grannam1565 old lady1575 beldam1580 lucky1629 granny1634 patriarchess1639 runta1652 harridan1699 grimalkin1798 mama1810 tante1815 wifie1823 maw1826 old dear1836 tante1845 Mother Bunch1847 douairière1869 dowager1870 veteraness1880 old trout1897 tab1909 bag1924 crow1925 ma1932 Skinny Liz1940 old bag1947 old boot1958 tannie1958 LOL1960 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [noun] auntc1300 momea1325 naunta1400 auntie1672 tante1815 tante1845 tannie1958 tita1963 the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > as term of address motherc1275 aunt1750 tante1815 tante1845 old dear1866 ouma1904 auntie1938 tannie1958 tita1963 1845 S. 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. 1871 H. H. Dugmore Reminisc. Albany Settler 22 Powers of persuasion had to be employed with oude Tanta Nieuwkerk. 1872 Cape Monthly Mag. Sept. 230 And then, does it not sometimes guard the slumbers and share the dreams of our beloved ‘tantas’? 1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm ii. xii. 227 At the farmhouses where he stopped the ‘ooms’ and ‘tantes’ remembered clearly the spider with its four grey horses. 1900 H. 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’. 1923 O. Schreiner Thoughts on S. Afr. vii. 260 Oom and Tante, I will whisper to you a secret! 1937 C. 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. 1950 Cape Times 5 Aug. (Mag. section) 3/3 Tanta Theodora thought that her kettle..was not as dazzling as it might be. 1969 Personality (Durban) 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. 1974 Panorama Apr. 21 Imagine the surprise of old Tant Alida Prinsloo at finding the contents of her voorhuis (living room) described. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1815
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