variants
or aunty
plural aunties
: aunt
Auntie Mame
… a stern but smoldering auntie.—
Ken Tucker
Ken Tucker"Oh, please don't! We have come to tea with our cousin, and we'll be as good as gold if you'll let us stay, auntie," clamoured the boys …—Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May AlcottThese crosses underneath the letter are really kisses, all from the children who keep asking me about Aunty Daphne, though they do not know you.—Janet Frame
Janet FrameExamples of auntie in a Sentence
The children were happy to see their Auntie Mary.
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Our little Brown and Black girls and boys are gonna watch with their grandmas, with their aunties, with their mamas, and see themselves in this beautiful light.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In the card, Jess had written a note informing her that she'd been upgraded from best friend to auntie, but the message went over Stacey's head.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The couple also had aunties and cousins asking why they weren't messaged for their greetings.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The line is complex and for good reason, women including our aunties, our grandmothers, and countless others aren’t a monolith.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
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Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
In the card, Jess had written a note informing her that she'd been upgraded from best friend to auntie, but the message went over Stacey's head.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The couple also had aunties and cousins asking why they weren't messaged for their greetings.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The line is complex and for good reason, women including our aunties, our grandmothers, and countless others aren’t a monolith.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for auntie
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“Auntie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auntie. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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