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

  • (..) No! Peter, the final starts at nine, honey. And you said you'd take my car into the shop b'coz it keeps dying, remember? Gimme a second Aunt May, I'm gonna get the door, just gimme a second. Please just let me in, alright? No, you can't come in. Stay outside, I'm so naked. Are you alright? (..)
    2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
  • (..) And I am going to do my speach for you. All night, I want to hear it all night long. Over and over again, all night long. That was pretty good. Peter, join us. I got to find my aunt, I gotta find my aunt but I'm going to catch up later. Thank you. Leave Gwen out of it. Peter's outside. Peter. (..)
    2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2