aunt

noun

ˈant  ˈänt 

1

: the sister of one's father or mother

2

: the wife of one's uncle or aunt

aunthood

ˈant-ˌhu̇d 

ˈänt-

noun

auntlike

ˈant-ˌlīk 

ˈänt-

adjective

auntly adjective

Examples of aunt in a Sentence

He has three aunts and two uncles.

This is my Aunt Mary.

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2007, when Wasefi was eight, an aunt brought him to Kabul — 16 hours away by bus, past many military checkpoints — and enrolled him at the Afghan Children’s Education and Care Organization (AFCECO), a refuge for orphans and children from distant provinces. —Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025

The action then jumps seventeen years into the future, where Morgan and Chris’s daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), is now a teen-ager who resents her mom’s protectiveness and idolizes her freewheeling aunt. —Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025

In addition to having close relationships with her cousins, Dream also shares a special bond with her aunt, Khloé Kardashian. —Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

Once, his aunt had invited Sister Wang to tell Qing Yuan’s fortune. —Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French ante, from Latin amita; akin to Old High German amma mother, nurse, Greek amma nurse

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing aunt

• agony aunt
• aunt-in-law
• great-aunt

Rhymes for aunt

• ant
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• plant
• quant
• rant
• sant
• scant
• slant

Kids Definition

aunt

noun

ˈant 

ˈȧnt

1

: the sister of one's father or mother

2

: the wife of one's uncle or aunt