aunt

noun

/ɑːnt/

/ænt/

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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
- Aunt Alice
- My aunt lives in Canada.
- Great Aunt Emily
- Mathilde lives with her aunt and uncle on a small farm.
see also maiden auntTopics Family and relationshipsa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- elderly
- maiden
- spinster
- …
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(informal) used by children, with a first name, to address a woman who is a friend of their parentsTopics Family and relationshipsb2

单词	aunt
释义	aunt noun /ɑːnt/ /ænt/ jump to other results the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle Aunt Alice My aunt lives in Canada. Great Aunt Emily Mathilde lives with her aunt and uncle on a small farm. see also maiden auntTopics Family and relationshipsa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective elderly maiden spinster … See full entry (informal) used by children, with a first name, to address a woman who is a friend of their parentsTopics Family and relationshipsb2 see also agony aunt Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ante, from Latin amita.
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