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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Jayce was working on getting his numbers and ABC’s down pat, learning to tie his shoes, reading books at the library with his aunties and cousins.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
As the deceased mother of Conrad and Jeremiah and pseudo-auntie to Belly Conklin, Susannah haunts season three’s love triangle heavily, to the point that after Belly and Conrad hook up in the finale, Belly’s first postcoital thoughts aren’t about the love of her life but his mom.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
These mothers, grandmothers, and aunties have passed down more than techniques.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
My mama's got curves, my auntie's got curves.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
As the deceased mother of Conrad and Jeremiah and pseudo-auntie to Belly Conklin, Susannah haunts season three’s love triangle heavily, to the point that after Belly and Conrad hook up in the finale, Belly’s first postcoital thoughts aren’t about the love of her life but his mom.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
These mothers, grandmothers, and aunties have passed down more than techniques.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
My mama's got curves, my auntie's got curves.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 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 Oct. 2025.
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