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aunt [noun]

the sister of someone's father or mother, or the wife of someone's uncle or aunt

US

/ænt/

UK

/ɑːnt/

Example:

I have an aunt in Australia.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

aunt

noun (also informal) auntie, aunty )

pronunciation
The word aunt sounds like plant.

the sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your uncle:
Aunt Mary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

aunt

aunt S3 W3 /ɑːnt $ ænt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: ante, from Latin amita]
the sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your father’s or mother’s brother:
Aunt Mary

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aunt

aunt [aunt aunts] [ɑːnt] [ænt] noun
1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
• Aunt Alice

• My aunt lives in Canada.

2. (informal) used by children, with a first name, to address a woman who is a friend of their parents
see also agony aunt
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French ante, from Latin amita.
Example Bank:

• Great Aunt Emily

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

aunt / ɑːnt / / ænt / noun [ C ] ( informal auntie , aunty )

A2 the sister of someone's father or mother, or the wife of someone's uncle or aunt:

I have an aunt in Australia.

This is my Aunt Camille.

[ as form of address ] Do you want some tea, Aunt Alice?

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

aunt

[ɑ͟ːnt, æ̱nt]
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aunts
N-FAMILY; N-TITLE
Someone's aunt is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle.
→ See also agony aunt
She wrote to her aunt in America...
It was a present from Aunt Vera.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aunt

aunt /ˈænt, ˈɑːnt/ noun, pl aunts [count] : the sister of your father or mother or the wife of your uncle
• He has three aunts and two uncles.
• This is my Aunt Mary.

American English

British English

family relations in general

A2 (Elementary)

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