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auntie

The correct spelling is auntie.

How to pronounce auntie

noun

IPA: /ˈæn.ti/

Say it like: Aun-tee

The correct spelling is auntie. The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
  2. 2.The female cousin of one’s parent.
  3. 3.A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
  4. 4.Any elderly woman.
  5. 5.A procuress or bawd.

verb

  1. 1.To be or behave like the aunt of.

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