auntie

noun

aunt·ie ˈan-tē

ˈän-

variants or aunty

plural aunties

: aunt

Auntie Mame

… a stern but smoldering auntie.—

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

These 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

Examples of auntie in a Sentence

The children were happy to see their Auntie Mary.

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Finally, Seattle's Arrietty, whose mother is season 15's Irene Dubois (meaning her auntie is season 14's Bosco), has a hilariously vague response to Bob the Drag Queen's infamous robot runway from season 8. —

EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 Opting for relationship terms (auntie) or unrelated nicknames (little cabbage) is the default. —

Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2025 My father served, my grandfather served, my uncle served, my auntie served. —

Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025 When her uncle died, her auntie bought her a City shirt in remembrance of him. —

Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for auntie