aunt
English
Etymology
From Middle English aunte, borrowed from Anglo-Norman aunte, from Old French ante, from Latin amita (“father's sister”). Displaced native Middle English modrie (“aunt”) (from Old English mōdriġe (“maternal aunt”); compare Old English faþu, faþe (“paternal aunt”)).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: änt, IPA(key): /ɑ(ː)nt/[1]
Audio (US): (file)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːnt
- Homophone: aren't (in some non-rhotic accents)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Northern England" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ănt, IPA(key): /ænt/ (in the US, this is the most common pronunciation in all regions except New England and Virginia)[1]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Scotland" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ant/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Canada" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɒnt/
- Rhymes: -ɒnt
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "New England" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ônt, IPA(key): /ɔnt/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔːnt
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Southern US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /eɪnt/[1]
Noun
aunt (plural aunts)
- The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- 1923, P.G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
- (endearing) The female cousin of one’s parent.
- (endearing) A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- (obsolete) Any elderly woman.
- (obsolete) A procuress or bawd.
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- (sister of someone's father) paternal aunt
- (sister of someone's mother) maternal aunt
Derived terms
Translations
Several languages distinguish between blood aunts (one’s parent’s sister) and in-law aunts (one’s parent’s sister-in-law), some distinguish between paternal and maternal aunts, and some distinguish between one’s parent’s older siblings and younger siblings.
a parent’s sister or sister-in-law
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affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Dialect Survey of US pronunciations
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