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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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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These people were my cousins and aunts, and I got used to being around people who were not well and who had no recourse as to what to do about it.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Raised by her mother figure Flamingo (Matías Catalán) alongside her loving ensemble of makeshift aunts, she’s constantly bullied for the crime of growing up in what appears to be the only loving home in town.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
These people were my cousins and aunts, and I got used to being around people who were not well and who had no recourse as to what to do about it.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 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 13 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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