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单词 aunt
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auntnoun [ C ]

uk/ɑːnt/us/ænt/informal auntie, aunty

A2 the sister of someone's father or mother, or the wife of someone's uncle or aunt:

I have an aunt in Australia.
This is my Aunt Camille.
[ as form of address ] Do you want some tea, Aunt Alice?

More examples

  • After my aunt died, we arranged for her house to be cleared .
  • We're going to visit my aunt and uncle on Sunday .
  • She has two rather aged aunts.
  • She always behaves badly when her aunts come to visit.
  • We used to spend the weekends at my aunt's cottage in the country.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Family: relations in general

  • auntie
  • baby daddy
  • be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
  • birth mother
  • birth parent
  • filial
  • first cousin
  • fraternal
  • fraternal twin
  • grandchild
  • loved one
  • maiden aunt
  • maternal
  • matriarch
  • mom-and-pop
  • son
  • uncle
  • working mother/father/parent
  • your nearest and dearest idiom
  • your own flesh and blood idiom

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auntnoun [ C ]

us/ænt, ɑnt/

the sister of someone’s mother or father, or the wife of someone’s uncle:

We stopped off to visit my aunt and uncle in Boston.
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