aunt

noun

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

The female cousin or cousin-in-law 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.

Roots

amitaaunt- · Latin · father's sister

Synonyms for aunt

auntien unclen cousinn niecen sistern grandunclen stepsistern mothern nephewn grandniecen stepbrothern brothern

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