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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Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The pumpkin crunch, although unexpected to visitors, is the what our aunties and moms baked for family gatherings.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
People are seeing their mothers, wives, aunties, uncles, cousins, little sisters, and brothers being taken from their hands.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The pumpkin crunch, although unexpected to visitors, is the what our aunties and moms baked for family gatherings.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
People are seeing their mothers, wives, aunties, uncles, cousins, little sisters, and brothers being taken from their hands.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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
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 13 Nov. 2025.
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