1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
Examples of aunt in a Sentence
He has three aunts and two uncles.
This is my Aunt Mary.
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Days later, Kim remembered her aunt on Instagram, posting a carousel of images of her with Karen throughout her childhood and adolescence.
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Mckinley Franklin, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Yasmine Brawner, who identified herself as the brothers’ aunt, wrote on a GoFundMe page started for the family.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
My aunt Carmen, in her late 60s nearing retirement, believes organizations shouldn’t pay people for time off.
—Mind Share Partners, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Williams’s niece Alex Finnie, who took her to dinner after her medical evaluation on March 12, told TMZ outside the Coterie that she was told the assisted-living facility called the police on her for talking her aunt out.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Yasmine Brawner, who identified herself as the brothers’ aunt, wrote on a GoFundMe page started for the family.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
My aunt Carmen, in her late 60s nearing retirement, believes organizations shouldn’t pay people for time off.
—Mind Share Partners, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Williams’s niece Alex Finnie, who took her to dinner after her medical evaluation on March 12, told TMZ outside the Coterie that she was told the assisted-living facility called the police on her for talking her aunt out.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aunt
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“Aunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aunt. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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aunt
noun
ˈant 
ˈȧnt
1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
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