1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
Examples of aunt in a Sentence
He has three aunts and two uncles.
This is my Aunt Mary.
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Zelda is the titular princess in the beloved video game, and also the name of one of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’s aunts.
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Bistline's aunt, who defected from the FLDS, also participated in the Netflix doc and said that her niece was initially hesitant to enter the offshoot group.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Apr. 2026
And my relationship to this band is through my father, through my aunts and uncles of the E Street Band, and Bruce, obviously.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2026
Bistline's aunt, who defected from the FLDS, also participated in the Netflix doc and said that her niece was initially hesitant to enter the offshoot group.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
But the connection to Monty Python didn’t stop with his aunt.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for aunt
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“Aunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aunt. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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aunt
noun
ˈant 
ˈȧnt
1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
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