Definitions for aunt

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Spelling: [ant, ahnt]
IPA: /ænt, ɑnt/

Aunt is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in aunt (antu).

Definitions for aunt

noun

  1. the sister of one's father or mother.
  2. the wife of one's uncle.
  3. Chiefly New England and South Midland U.S.. (used as a term of respectful address to an older woman who is not related to the speaker).
  4. Slang. an aging male homosexual.

Origin of aunt

1250-1300; Middle English aunte Anglo-French, for Old French ante Latin amita father's sister, old feminine past participle of amāre to love, i.e., beloved

Examples for aunt

I shall be staying with aunt Cornelia a few days after to-morrow.

It was a very serious thing for the elements when they got into aunt Jane's diary.

Her eyes lit up as she saw her uncle and aunt, there to welcome her back into the real world.

And there, the sand castle builder and tag player who loved her aunt more than science would be buried.

Tell aunt Cornelia, please, that I shall be along in just a moment.

When Juana was 8, her father abandoned the family and the girl moved to Mexico City to live with her aunt.

Melchior is the forerunner of the aunt who always gave me socks.

Sure, your cubicle mate, neighbor, and aunt all own a Fitbit or JawBone fitness tracker.

It's funny—that's exactly what I told aunt Cornelia about that—that man.

His aunt, the Duchess of Savoy, is a merry dame, and a wise!

Word Value for aunt
Scrable

4

Words with friends

6

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