auntie

See also: Auntie

English

Alternative forms

aunty

Etymology

aunt +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ti/, /ˈɑːn.ti/
Rhymes: -ɑːnti, -ænti
Homophones: ante, anti (in some accents)

Noun

auntie (plural aunties)

diminutive of aunt
Term of familiarity or respect for an elderly woman.

Synonyms

aunt

Translations

Diminutive of aunt

Catalan: tieta (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿姨 (zh) (āyí), 老大媽 (zh), 老大妈 (zh) (lǎodàmā)
Czech: tetička (cs) f
Esperanto: onjo
Finnish: tätönen
French: tantine (fr) f, tata (fr) f, tatie (fr) f
German: Tante (de) f
Hungarian: nénike (hu)

Indonesian: tante (id)
Italian: zietta (it) f, ziettina f, ziuccia f
Japanese: おばさん (obasan), おばちゃん (obachan)
Norman: tantinne f (Jersey)
Polish: ciocia (pl) f
Portuguese: titia (pt) f
Russian: тётенька (ru) f (tjótenʹka), тётушка (ru) f (tjótuška), тётя (ru) f (tjótja),
Slovene: tetka f, tetica f

See also

uncle

Anagrams

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