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

  • (..) It is. Now, I'm sure you had reason, Paul... ...but like it or not, the wife of the governor has only one nephew... ...and his name is Percy Wetmore. Little Percy calls his aunt... ...and squeals like a schoolroom sissy. He also mention he assaulted a prisoner this morning out of sheer petulance? (..)
    1999 The Green Mile