- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- 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 see also agony aunt
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ante, from Latin amita.
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