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单词 maiden aunt
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maiden aunt

noun
An aunt who has never been married, typically characterized as prim or old-fashioned: it is not the type of movie you’d take your maiden aunt to see...
  • I do not want to speak in a patronising or inappropriate manner - like a maiden aunt trying to speak skateboard jargon.
  • During my college vacations it had been my custom to stay with my two maiden aunts.
  • It is all those words we wouldn't utter in a job interview or in front of a maiden aunt.
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