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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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
He was identified by police as 50-year-old Vincent Dorell Ciulei, and the human remains were identified as Ciulei's 82-year-old aunt, Constance Laurel.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Smith’s aunt, Kira Helper, said in a GoFundeMe post that Jackson-Small was Smith’s boyfriend.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2025
Investigators later identified the victim as Laurel, Ciulei’s aunt, and described her death as suspicious.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
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 30 Dec. 2025.
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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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