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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Dustin had never been to the temple before, so all the aunties were side-eyeing him at first.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The aunties begin to sing a typical Zambian spiritual in the minor key of a mourning dove.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Particularly vivid in those memories are the hijabs — their bright bursts of color, different fabrics, different patterns — worn by her mother and the other aunties of the camp.
—Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
This Women's History Month, Kindred is exploring the ways Black women—from mothers to sisters and aunties—affirm themselves and the children in their lives.
—Kindred Editors, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
The aunties begin to sing a typical Zambian spiritual in the minor key of a mourning dove.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Particularly vivid in those memories are the hijabs — their bright bursts of color, different fabrics, different patterns — worn by her mother and the other aunties of the camp.
—Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
This Women's History Month, Kindred is exploring the ways Black women—from mothers to sisters and aunties—affirm themselves and the children in their lives.
—Kindred Editors, Parents, 12 Mar. 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 5 May. 2025.
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