auntie

/ˈæn.ti/

name 2verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

hetty, known, sorry, stuffy, used

VERB + AUNTIE

amn't, answered, called, calling, got, love, raised, seeing

AUNTIE + NOUN

glass, i'll, it's, jo, laura, lettie, marriage, office

PREP.

after, from, in, in

Definitions

verb

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.

More and more children are being "auntied" by women in the community who feel it is their duty as mothers to care for parentless children.

name

The BBC.

The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the sister of your father or mother

aunt
aunty

Antonyms

uncle

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

More and more children are being "auntied" by women in the community who feel it is their duty as mothers to care for parentless children.

Wiktionary

She had had only one unmitigated success in bending the girl to her will over the many years she'd auntied her: She had peeled the dialect right olf Lina's tongue.

Wiktionary

She is known as auntie at the office.

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Auntie Wang, it's me.

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The girl answered: "Yes, auntie, I'll eat them both."

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, auntie is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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