auntie

See also: Auntie

English

Alternative forms

aunty

Etymology

aunt +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ti/, /ˈɑːn.ti/
Rhymes: -ɑːnti, -ænti
Homophones: ante, anti (in some accents)

Noun

auntie (plural aunties)

Diminutive of aunt
Term of familiarity or respect for an elderly woman.

Usage notes

In some lects this is the most common spoken form for aunt.

Synonyms

aunt

Translations

Diminutive of aunt

Catalan: tieta (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿姨 (zh) (āyí), 老大媽 (zh), 老大妈 (zh) (lǎodàmā)
Czech: tetička (cs) f
Esperanto: onjo
Finnish: tätönen
French: tantine (fr) f, tata (fr) f, tatie (fr) f
German: Tantchen (de) f
Hungarian: nénike (hu)

Indonesian: tante (id)
Interlingue: tantinnia
Italian: zietta (it) f, ziettina f, ziuccia f
Japanese: おばさん (obasan), おばちゃん (obachan)
Norman: tantinne f (Jersey)
Polish: ciocia (pl) f
Portuguese: titia (pt) f
Russian: тётенька (ru) f (tjótenʹka), тётушка (ru) f (tjótuška), тётя (ru) f (tjótja),
Slovene: tetka f, tetica f

See also

uncle

Anagrams

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