paternal aunt

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paternal aunt

  • /pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl ˈɑːnt/

noun paternal aunts

  1. A sister of someone’s father.
  2. The wife of a sibling of someone’s father.

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noun the sister or sister-in-law of someone's father

Españoltía
한국어고모 gomo
日本語おば oba
中文姑 gū, 姑媽 /姑妈 gūmā, 姑姑 gūgu, 姑母 gūmǔ, 伯母 father’s elder brother’s wife, 叔母 father’s younger brother’s wife
हिन्दीबुआ buā, चाची cācī, ताई tāī
Kiswahilishangazi
Portuguêstia
Françaistante, tatie
DeutschTante f väterlicherseits
Italianozia
Ελληνικάθεία theía, θεια theia, θείτσα theítsa
Românămătușă după tată
Русскийтётя tjótja, тётя по отцу́ tjótja po otcú, тётя по отцо́вской ли́нии tjótja po otcóvskoj línii
العربيةعَمَّة ʕamma
עבריתדּוֹדָה dóda

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@misc{paternal_aunt_2026,
  title = {paternal aunt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paternal%20aunt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}