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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Anyone would be lucky to be born into such a doting community of aunties and uncles.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2024
These recipes are built on the foundations of watching moms, aunties and grandmas cooking, both in Mexican and Korean home kitchens.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Suddenly, and unsurprisingly, mom and auntie approve.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2023
African Women Must Tiptoe Between Curvy and Fat to Fit the Ideal
Many of our moms, dads, aunties, and uncles who have immigrated forth and back still have the same mindset as the elderly woman that Asante-Dartey encountered every Sunday as a child.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 22 Feb. 2024
The food crawl starts over the house-special lobster – laden with scallions, garlic, chilis and roe – at the San Gabriel location of the banquet classic Newport Seafood, where Mama Sun (Michelle Yeoh) frequents to gather intel from the fellow Taiwanese and Chinese aunties.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
While the clientele skews toward a certain age (read: aunties), the combination of live jazz and American comfort food appeals to people of all generations.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
This is what being a rich auntie looks like for me.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
He often gets asked by younger fans to talk to their moms and aunties on the phone.
—Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2024
These recipes are built on the foundations of watching moms, aunties and grandmas cooking, both in Mexican and Korean home kitchens.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Suddenly, and unsurprisingly, mom and auntie approve.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2023
African Women Must Tiptoe Between Curvy and Fat to Fit the Ideal
Many of our moms, dads, aunties, and uncles who have immigrated forth and back still have the same mindset as the elderly woman that Asante-Dartey encountered every Sunday as a child.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 22 Feb. 2024
The food crawl starts over the house-special lobster – laden with scallions, garlic, chilis and roe – at the San Gabriel location of the banquet classic Newport Seafood, where Mama Sun (Michelle Yeoh) frequents to gather intel from the fellow Taiwanese and Chinese aunties.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
While the clientele skews toward a certain age (read: aunties), the combination of live jazz and American comfort food appeals to people of all generations.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
This is what being a rich auntie looks like for me.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
He often gets asked by younger fans to talk to their moms and aunties on the phone.
—Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Auntie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auntie. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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