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Definition of aunt noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aunt

noun
 
 
/ɑːnt/
 
/ænt/
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  1.  
     the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle or aunt
    • 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
    • …
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  2. (informal) used by children, with a first name, to address a woman who is a friend of their parentsTopics Family and relationshipsb2
    3. see also agony aunt
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ante, from Latin amita.
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