aunt


Definition: Meaning of, aunt in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɑːnt /

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Singular Plural
aunt aunts
[countable]
  1. the sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your father's or mother's brother
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aunt used in phrases

  • Aunt Sally (noun)
    1. someone or something that is, or is set up to be, an easy target for criticism
  • Charley's Aunt
    1. a popular FARCE (= silly humorous play) by Brandon Thomas (1856-1914) about a man who dresses up as an old lady and pretends to be his friend's aunt
  • agony aunt (noun)
    1. British English someone who writes an agony column
  • great-aunt (noun)
    1. an aunt of your father or mother
  • maiden aunt (noun)
    1. an AUNT who has never married
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