auntie

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auntie^¹

/ˈæn.ti/ UK, US
/ˈɑːn.ti/ UK, US
/ˈɐn.ti/

Sounds like ante, any, anti (in some accents) · Rhymes with -ɑːnti, -ænti

noun aunties · aunty

diminutive, endearing Diminutive of aunt
Africa, Australia, New Zealand Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
Hong Kong Female domestic helper.
US, slang An elderly gay man.

Similar: aunt

verb aunties · auntying · auntied · aunty

To be or behave like the aunt of. In the same melodrama, Madame Rotschild, a supporting character plays a similar role by "auntying" all children as a rich and powerful woman who can solve most problems in children's own homes.

Auntie^²

proper noun

UK, endearing The BBC.
Similar: the Beeb, Auntie Beeb
Australia, endearing The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aunty, aunt, mama, nana, nanny, queer, many, fay, tata, poof, jerk, fag, sis, mate, circumstances, tante

noun

Similar: aunt

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noun Diminutive of aunt

Español	tiita, tiíta, tití
日本語	おばさん obasan, おばちゃん obachan
中文	阿姨 āyí, 老大媽 /老大妈 lǎodàmā
Português	titia
Français	tantine, tata, tatie
Deutsch	Tantchen
Italiano	zietta, ziettina, ziuccia
Ελληνικά	θείτσα theítsa
Română	mătușică, tușică
Русский	тётенька tjótenʹka, тётушка tjótuška, тётя tjótja

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@misc{auntie_2026,
  title = {auntie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auntie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}