aunt

Definition

  • noun: the sister of your father or mother or the wife of your uncle
  • noun: the sister of one's father or mother
  • synonyms: auntie, blood brother, brethren

Examples

  • Hundreds of people write in to the paper's 'agony aunt' [=('US') 'advice columnist'] every week.

  • He has three 'aunts' and two uncles.

  • This is my 'Aunt' Mary.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Yeah, I was like, "uh, Mom, I can't really talk right now." -Skirt check. Wait, what was the emergency? What? Uh, what was the emergency? Oh, my great aunt died. -I'm so sorry. She kinda did it to herself. Yeah. I don't know why do that if you're already so old. Ladies. Skirts. (..)
    2017 Lady Bird