variants
or aunty
plural aunties
: aunt
Auntie Mame
… a stern but smoldering auntie.—
Ken Tucker
Ken Tucker"Oh, please don't! We have come to tea with our cousin, and we'll be as good as gold if you'll let us stay, auntie," clamoured the boys …—Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May AlcottThese crosses underneath the letter are really kisses, all from the children who keep asking me about Aunty Daphne, though they do not know you.—Janet Frame
Janet FrameExamples of auntie in a Sentence
The children were happy to see their Auntie Mary.
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As Shula, Chardy moves through the aftermath of her uncle’s sudden death — discovered on a roadside at night — and the elaborate funeral rituals that follow, where aunties organize, gossip circulates, and everyone seems determined to smooth over the past rather than confront it.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
Kimberly’s like a godmother or an auntie to me.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
Amber's auntie, Joan Jones, says CC has earned the love that Vallejo feels for him.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
Kimberly’s like a godmother or an auntie to me.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
Amber's auntie, Joan Jones, says CC has earned the love that Vallejo feels for him.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for auntie
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“Auntie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auntie. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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