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The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- 1923, P.G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
  As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into Family Rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling to Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot round the family circle... the clan has a tendency to ignore me.
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The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
(endearing Category:English endearing terms#AUNT) A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
(obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#AUNT) Any elderly woman.
(obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#AUNT) A procuress or bawd.
- c. 1604–1606 (date written; published 1608), Thomas Middleton, “A Trick to Catch the Old One”, in A[rthur] H[enry] Bullen, editor, The Works of Thomas Middleton […] (The English Dramatists), volume II, London: John C. Nimmo […], published 1885, →OCLC, Act II, scene ii, page 267:
  I saw neither hope of his reclaiming, nor comfort in his being; and was it not then better bestowed upon his uncle than upon one of his aunts?—I need not say bawd, for every one knows what aunt stands for in the last translation.
  The spelling has been modernized.
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Usage notes

Aunt is capitalized when it is used as a title with a name: Have you written to Aunt Jane?

Synonyms

auntie, aunty (diminutive)
auntyji (India, as a respectful term of address)
naunt (nonstandard, proscribed, dated)

Antonyms

(with regard to gender) uncle
(with regard to ancestry) niece, nephew

Hypernyms

(sibling of someone's parent) auncle, pibling (nonstandard)

Hyponyms

aunt-in-law
co-aunt
cousin-aunt
double aunt
grandaunt, great-grandaunt, great-aunt
half aunt, maternal half aunt, paternal half aunt
(sister of someone's mother) maternal aunt
(sister of someone's father) paternal aunt
second aunt
stepaunt

Related terms

tante

Descendants

→ Hawaiian: ʻanakē
→ Irish: aint
→ Pennsylvania German: Aent
→ Yoruba: àǹtí

Translations

Several languages distinguish between blood aunts (one's parent's sister) and in-law aunts (one's parent's sister-in-law), some distinguish between paternal and maternal aunts, and some distinguish between one's parent's older siblings and younger siblings.

a parent's sister or sister-in-law

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Abinomn: nyebakCategory:Terms with Abinomn translations#AUNT
Afrikaans: tante (af)Category:Terms with Afrikaans translations#AUNT
Albanian: teze (sq)Category:Terms with Albanian translations#AUNT, emtë (sq)Category:Terms with Albanian translations#AUNT, hallë (sq)Category:Terms with Albanian translations#AUNT
Aleut: tuutkax̂Category:Terms with Aleut translations#AUNT, quliigix̂Category:Terms with Aleut translations#AUNT
Altai:
Southern Altai: эје (eǰe)Category:Terms with Southern Altai translations#AUNT
Alutor: ыссэ (əsse)Category:Terms with Alutor translations#AUNT
Amharic: ኣከስት (ʾakäst)Category:Terms with Amharic translations#AUNT
Arabic: (father's sister) عَمَّة (ar) f (ʕamma)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#AUNT, (mother's sister) خَالَة (ar) f (ḵāla)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#AUNT, (wife of father's brother) زَوْجةُ العَمّ (zawjatu l-ʕamm)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#AUNT; (wife of mother's brother) زَوْجةُ الخال (zawjatu l-ḵāl)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#AUNT
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: (father's sister) ܥܲܡܬܵܐ f (ʿamtā)Category:Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations#AUNT, (mother's sister) ܚܵܠܬܵܐ f (ḥāltā)Category:Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations#AUNT, (wife of father's brother) ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܥܲܡܵܐ f (baḵt ʿamā)Category:Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations#AUNT; (wife of mother's brother) ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܚܵܠܵܐ f (baḵt ḥālā)Category:Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations#AUNT
Armenian: հորաքույր (hy) (horakʻuyr)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#AUNT (paternal), մորաքույր (hy) (morakʻuyr)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#AUNT (maternal), քեռակին (hy) (kʻeṙakin)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#AUNT (in law)
Assamese: পেহী (pehi)Category:Terms with Assamese translations#AUNT, জেঠাই (zethai)Category:Terms with Assamese translations#AUNT, মাহী (mahi)Category:Terms with Assamese translations#AUNT, খুৰী (khuri)Category:Terms with Assamese translations#AUNT, বৰমা (boroma)Category:Terms with Assamese translations#AUNT
Asturian: tía (ast) fCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#AUNT
Aukan: tantoCategory:Terms with Aukan translations#AUNT, tiyaCategory:Terms with Aukan translations#AUNT
Azerbaijani: xala (az)Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#AUNT, bibi (az)Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#AUNT
Bakhtiari: (paternal) کچی (keči)Category:Terms with Bakhtiari translations#AUNT
Basque: izeba (eu)Category:Terms with Basque translations#AUNT, izeko (eu)Category:Terms with Basque translations#AUNT, ttanttaCategory:Terms with Basque translations#AUNT (northern,familiar)
Belarusian: цётка f (cjótka)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#AUNT, цёця f (cjócja)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#AUNT
Bengali: (mother's sister) খালা (bn) (khala)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT/মৈ (bn) (mōi)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT, (father's sister) ফুফী (phuphi)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT/ফুফু (bn) (phuphu)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT, (wife of father's brother) চাচী (caci)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT, (wife of mother's brother) মামী (bn) (mami)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT, মাসী (maśi)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT, মাসীমা (maśima)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT, কাকিমা (kakima)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT, কাকি (kaki)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT, খুড়ি (bn) (khuṛi)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT
Bhojpuri: काकी (kākī)Category:Terms with Bhojpuri translations#AUNT
Breton: moereb (br) fCategory:Terms with Breton translations#AUNT
Bulgarian: ле́ля (bg) f (lélja)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#AUNT
Burmese: ဒေါ်ကြီး (my) (dau-kri:)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT (elder sister of one's father or mother), ကြီးတော် (my) (kri:tau)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT (mother's elder sister), ဒေါ်လေး (my) (daule:)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT (younger sister of one's father or mother), အဒေါ် (my) (a.dau)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT (younger sister of one's mother), ထွေးလေး (my) (htwe:le:)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT (mother's younger sister), ထွေးတော် (my) (htwe:tau)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT, အရီး (my) (a.ri:)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT
Carpathian Rusyn: тю́̈тка f (tjú̈tka)Category:Terms with Carpathian Rusyn translations#AUNT
Catalan: tia (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#AUNT
Chichewa: bambo wamkaziCategory:Terms with Chichewa translations#AUNT (father's sister), mayiCategory:Terms with Chichewa translations#AUNT (mother's sister), mayi wamkuluCategory:Terms with Chichewa translations#AUNT (mother's older sister), mayi wamng'onoCategory:Terms with Chichewa translations#AUNT (mother's younger sister)
Chinese:
(father's sister): 姑 (zh) (gū)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 姑媽 / 姑妈 (zh) (gūmā)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 姑姑 (zh) (gūgu)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 姑母 (zh) (gūmǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT

(father's elder brother's wife): 伯母 (zh) (bómǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 大娘 (zh) (dàniáng)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT

(father's younger brother's wife): 叔母 (zh) (shúmǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 嬸母 / 婶母 (zh) (shěnmǔ)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 婶母 (zh) (shěnmǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 嬸嬸 / 婶婶 (zh) (shěnshen)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 婶婶 (zh) (shěnshen)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT

(mother's sister): 姨 (zh) (yí)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 姨媽 / 姨妈 (zh) (yímā)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 阿姨 (zh) (āyí)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 姨母 (zh) (yímǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT;

(mother's brother's wife): 舅母 (zh) (jiùmǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 舅媽 / 舅妈 (zh) (jiùmā)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 妗母 (zh) (jìnmǔ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT, 妗子 (zh) (jìnzi)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT

Cantonese: 姑媽 / 姑妈 (yue) (gu¹ maa¹)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#AUNT (father's elder sister), 姑姐 (yue) (gu¹ ze¹)Category:Cantonese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#AUNT (father's younger sister), 伯娘 (baak³ noeng⁴)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#AUNT (father's elder brother's wife), 阿嬸 / 阿婶 (aa³ sam²)Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#AUNT (father's younger brother's wife), 姨媽 / 姨妈 (yue) (ji⁴ maa¹)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#AUNT (mother's elder sister), 阿姨 (aa³ ji^4-1)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#AUNT (mother's younger sister), 舅母 (yue) (kau⁵ mou⁵)Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#AUNT (mother's brother's wife)

Mandarin:
Chinook Jargon: kwalhCategory:Terms with Chinook Jargon translations#AUNT, kʰwaɬCategory:Terms with Chinook Jargon translations#AUNT (Grand Ronde)
Cornish: modrepCategory:Terms with Cornish translations#AUNT
Czech: teta (cs) fCategory:Terms with Czech translations#AUNT
Danish: tante (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#AUNT, faster (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#AUNT (father's sister), moster (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#AUNT (mother's sister)
Dusun:
Central Dusun: inaiCategory:Terms with Central Dusun translations#AUNT
Dutch: tante (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#AUNT
Esperanto: onklino (eo)Category:Terms with Esperanto translations#AUNT
Estonian: tädi (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#AUNT
Ewe: (paternal) tasiCategory:Terms with Ewe translations#AUNT, teCategory:Terms with Ewe translations#AUNT, (mother's elder sister) dagãCategory:Terms with Ewe translations#AUNT, nɔgãCategory:Terms with Ewe translations#AUNT, (mother's younger sister) daɖiaCategory:Terms with Ewe translations#AUNT, nɔɖiCategory:Terms with Ewe translations#AUNT
Faroese: fastir fCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#AUNT (paternal), mostir fCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#AUNT (maternal)
Finnish: täti (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#AUNT (paternal or maternal, sometimes in-law)
French: tante (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#AUNT, tatie (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#AUNT (informal), matante (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#AUNT (Quebec, informal)
Old French: ante fCategory:Terms with Old French translations#AUNT, aunte fCategory:Terms with Old French translations#AUNT
Frisian:
Saterland Frisian: Möie fCategory:Terms with Saterland Frisian translations#AUNT

West Frisian: muoike (fy) cCategory:Terms with West Frisian translations#AUNT
Friulian: agne fCategory:Terms with Friulian translations#AUNT
Galician: tía fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#AUNT
Georgian: დეიდა (ka) (deida)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#AUNT, მამიდა (ka) (mamida)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#AUNT
German: Tante (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#AUNT
Greek: θεία (el) f (theía)Category:Terms with Greek translations#AUNT
Ancient Greek: θεία f (theía)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#AUNT, τηθίς f (tēthís)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#AUNT
Greenlandic: ajaCategory:Terms with Greenlandic translations#AUNT (maternal), atsaCategory:Terms with Greenlandic translations#AUNT (paternal)
Gunwinggu: berluhCategory:Terms with Gunwinggu translations#AUNT (paternal), karrangCategory:Terms with Gunwinggu translations#AUNT (mother's younger sister), morlahCategory:Terms with Gunwinggu translations#AUNT (mother's older sister)
Hamer-Banna: aakáCategory:Terms with Hamer-Banna translations#AUNT (mother's older sister), indáCategory:Terms with Hamer-Banna translations#AUNT (mother's younger sister), misháCategory:Terms with Hamer-Banna translations#AUNT (father's sister)
Hawaiian: makuahineCategory:Terms with Hawaiian translations#AUNT, ʻanakēCategory:Terms with Hawaiian translations#AUNT
Hebrew: דּוֹדָה (he) f (dóda)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#AUNT
Hindi: बूआ (hi) f (būā)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#AUNT (father's sister), मौसी (hi) f (mausī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#AUNT (mother's sister), चाची (hi) f (cācī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#AUNT (wife of father's younger brother), मामी (hi) f (māmī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#AUNT (mother's brother's wife), ताई (hi) f (tāī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#AUNT (wife of father's elder brother)
Hungarian: nagynéni (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#AUNT
Icelandic: frænka (is) fCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#AUNT
Ido: onklino (io)Category:Terms with Ido translations#AUNT
Indonesian: bibi (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#AUNT, tante (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#AUNT
Ingrian: tätiCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#AUNT
Irish: aintín fCategory:Terms with Irish translations#AUNT
Istriot: gnagna fCategory:Terms with Istriot translations#AUNT
Italian: zia (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#AUNT
Japanese: おば (ja) (oba)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#AUNT, (younger than one's parent): 叔母 (ja) (おば, oba)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#AUNT, (older than one's parent): 伯母 (ja) (おば, oba)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#AUNT
Jeju:
(father's sister): 고모 (gomo)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT

(mother's sister): 이모 (imo)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT

(father's brothers' wives): 큰어멍 (keuneomeong)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT (older brother), ᄆᆞᆮ삼촌어머니 (mawtsamchoneomeoni)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT (older brother), 족은어멍 (jogeuneomeong)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT (youngest brother), 셋어멍 (seseomeong)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT (second brother), 말젯어멍 (maljeseomeong)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT (third brother of four or more)

(mother's brother's wife): 웨숙모 (wesungmo)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT
Kambaata: lankaamaCategory:Terms with Kambaata translations#AUNT
Kapampangan: daraCategory:Terms with Kapampangan translations#AUNT
Kashmiri: پۄپھ (ks) (pọph)Category:Terms with Kashmiri translations#AUNT (father's sister), پیٚچھَنؠ (ks) (pechan')Category:Kashmiri terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Kashmiri translations#AUNT (father's brother's wife), ماس (ks) (mās)Category:Terms with Kashmiri translations#AUNT (mother's sister), مامَنؠ (ks) (māman')Category:Terms with Kashmiri translations#AUNT (mother's brother's wife)
Kazakh: апа (apa)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#AUNT, апай (kk) (apai)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#AUNT
Khoekhoe: antisCategory:Terms with Khoekhoe translations#AUNT
Kis: omoigwaCategory:Terms with Kis translations#AUNT
Korean:
(father's sister): 고모(姑母) (ko) (gomo)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT

(mother's sister): 이모(姨母) (ko) (imo)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT, 이모님(姨母) (imonim)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (honorific)

(father's older brother's wife): 백모(伯母) (ko) (baengmo)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (eldest brother), 백모님(伯母) (baengmonim)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (eldest brother, honorific), 둘째어머니 (duljjaeeomeoni)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (second (older or younger) brother), 중모(仲母) (jungmo)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (second (older or younger) brother), 큰어머니 (ko) (keuneomeoni)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT, 큰어머님 (keuneomeonim)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (honorific), 큰엄마 (keuneomma)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (children's speech), 큰어미 (keuneomi)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (non-polite, lowering)

(father's younger brother's wife): 숙모(叔母) (ko) (sungmo)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT, 숙모님(叔母) (sungmonim)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (honorific), 작은어머니 (ko) (jageuneomeoni)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT, 작은어머님 (jageuneomeonim)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (honorific), 작은엄마 (ko) (jageuneomma)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (children's speech), 작은어미 (jageuneomi)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (non-polite, lowering), 삼촌댁(三寸宅) (ko) (samchondaek)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (lowering)

(mother's brother's wife): 외숙모(外叔母) (oesungmo)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT, 외숙모님(外叔母) (oesungmonim)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT (honorific), 외삼촌댁(外三寸宅) (oesamchondaek)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT, 구모(舅母) (gumo)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT
Krisa: winiCategory:Terms with Krisa translations#AUNT (paternal), moni baʼCategory:Terms with Krisa translations#AUNT (mother's elder sister), moni pungCategory:Terms with Krisa translations#AUNT (mother's younger sister)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: پوور (ckb) (pûr)Category:Terms with Central Kurdish translations#AUNT

Northern Kurdish: xaltî (ku)Category:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#AUNT, met (ku)Category:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#AUNT

Southern Kurdish: میمِگ (mîmig)Category:Terms with Southern Kurdish translations#AUNT
Latgalian: cjoceiteCategory:Terms with Latgalian translations#AUNT
Latin: amita (la)Category:Terms with Latin translations#AUNT (paternal), mātertera (la)Category:Terms with Latin translations#AUNT (maternal), thiaCategory:Terms with Latin translations#AUNT
Latvian: tanteCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#AUNT, (paternal) tēva māsaCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#AUNT, (maternal) mātes māsaCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#AUNT
Lithuanian: teta fCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#AUNT
Luhya: sengeCategory:Terms with Luhya translations#AUNT
Luxembourgish: Tatta (lb) fCategory:Terms with Luxembourgish translations#AUNT
Macedonian: тетка (mk) f (tetka)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#AUNT
Malay:
Brunei Malay: babuCategory:Terms with Brunei Malay translations#AUNT

Jawi: امق ساوداراCategory:Terms with Malay translations#AUNT, مق چيقCategory:Terms with Malay translations#AUNT, تنتىCategory:Terms with Malay translations#AUNT

Rumi: emak saudaraCategory:Terms with Malay translations#AUNT, mak cikCategory:Terms with Malay translations#AUNT, tante (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#AUNT
Malayalam: അമ്മായി (ml) (ammāyi)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#AUNT, (colloquial) മേമ (mēma)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#AUNT, മാമി (ml) (māmi)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#AUNT, (father's elder sister) വല്യമ്മ (valyamma)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#AUNT, (father's younger sister) ചെറിയമ്മ (ml) (ceṟiyamma)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#AUNT
Maltese: zija (mt) fCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#AUNT
Manchu: (father's elder brother's wife) ᠠᠮᡠ (amu)Category:Terms with Manchu translations#AUNT, (mother's elder sister) ᠠᠮᠪᡠ (ambu)Category:Terms with Manchu translations#AUNT, (mother's elder brother's wife) ᠨᡝᡴᠴᡠ (nekcu)Category:Terms with Manchu translations#AUNT
Māori: whaea kēkēCategory:Terms with Māori translations#AUNT, whaeneCategory:Terms with Māori translations#AUNT (neologism), matua kēkēCategory:Terms with Māori translations#AUNT (genderless)
Marathi: (mother's sister) माउशी f (māuśī)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#AUNT, (mother's sister-in-law) मामी (mr) f (māmī)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#AUNT, (father's sister) आत्या f (ātyā)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#AUNT, (father's sister-in-law) काकी f (kākī)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#AUNT
Mari:
Eastern Mari: ака (aka)Category:Terms with Eastern Mari translations#AUNT
Mazanderani: پرخا (perxā)Category:Terms with Mazanderani translations#AUNT
Meriam: apuCategory:Terms with Meriam translations#AUNT
Middle English: aunteCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#AUNT
Miyako: (younger than one's parent) ブバ (buba)Category:Terms with Miyako translations#AUNT, (older or younger than one's parent) ブバマ (bubama)Category:Terms with Miyako translations#AUNT
Mòcheno: moa'm fCategory:Terms with Mòcheno translations#AUNT
Ngarrindjeri: barnoCategory:Terms with Ngarrindjeri translations#AUNT
Norman: tànte fCategory:Terms with Norman translations#AUNT (Guernsey), tante fCategory:Terms with Norman translations#AUNT (Jersey)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tante (no) m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#AUNT, faster (no) m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#AUNT (paternal), moster m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#AUNT (maternal), morsøster m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#AUNT (maternal, archaic)
Occitan: tanta (oc) fCategory:Terms with Occitan translations#AUNT
Ohlone:
Northern Ohlone: 'ansikCategory:Terms with Northern Ohlone translations#AUNT
Old English: mōdriġe fCategory:Terms with Old English translations#AUNT (mother's sister), faþu fCategory:Terms with Old English translations#AUNT (father's sister)
Oromo: adaadaaCategory:Terms with Oromo translations#AUNT
Pannonian Rusyn: андя f (andja)Category:Terms with Pannonian Rusyn translations#AUNT, нина f (nina)Category:Terms with Pannonian Rusyn translations#AUNT
Pashto: ترور (ps) fCategory:Terms with Pashto translations#AUNT
Pennsylvania German: Aent fCategory:Terms with Pennsylvania German translations#AUNT, Aendi fCategory:Terms with Pennsylvania German translations#AUNT
Persian:
Iranian Persian: (paternal) عَمِّه (amme)Category:Terms with Iranian Persian translations#AUNT Category:Terms with Persian translations#AUNT, (maternal) خالِه (xâle)Category:Terms with Iranian Persian translations#AUNT Category:Terms with Persian translations#AUNT, دایْزِه (dâyze)Category:Terms with Iranian Persian translations#AUNT Category:Terms with Persian translations#AUNT, کاکی (fa) (kâki)Category:Terms with Iranian Persian translations#AUNT Category:Terms with Persian translations#AUNT
Plautdietsch: Mumm fCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#AUNT, Taunte fCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#AUNT
Polish: ciotka (pl) fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#AUNT, ciocia (pl) fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#AUNT, wujenka (pl) fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#AUNT (wife of mother's brother), stryjenka (pl) fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#AUNT (wife of father's brother)
Portuguese: tia (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#AUNT
Romani: bibi fCategory:Terms with Romani translations#AUNT
Romanian: mătușă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#AUNT
Russian: тётя (ru) f (tjótja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#AUNT, тётка (ru) f (tjótka)Category:Terms with Russian translations#AUNT (colloquial), тётушка (ru) f (tjótuška)Category:Terms with Russian translations#AUNT
Sami:
Northern Sami: (mother's elder sister) goaskiCategory:Terms with Northern Sami translations#AUNT, (mother's younger sister) muoŧŧáCategory:Terms with Northern Sami translations#AUNT, (father's sister) siessáCategory:Terms with Northern Sami translations#AUNT, (parent's or their sibling's cousin's wife) ipmiCategory:Terms with Northern Sami translations#AUNT

Skolt Sami: sieˊssCategory:Terms with Skolt Sami translations#AUNT (paternal)
Sanskrit: (father's sister) पितृव्या f (pitṛvyā)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#AUNT
Sardinian: tzia fCategory:Terms with Sardinian translations#AUNT, tia fCategory:Terms with Sardinian translations#AUNT
Scottish Gaelic: piuthar-athar fCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#AUNT (paternal), piuthar-màthar fCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#AUNT (maternal), antaidh fCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#AUNT
Serbo-Croatian: teta (sh)Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT (Croatia)
Cyrillic: тетка fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT, (regional) хала fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT, (maternal in-law) ујна fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT, (paternal in-law) стрина fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT

Latin: tetka (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT, (regional) hala (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT, (maternal in-law) ujna (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT, (Bosnia) daidžinca fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT, (paternal in-law) strina (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT, (Bosnia) amidžinca fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT
Seri: aacCategory:Terms with Seri translations#AUNT
Sicilian: zia (scn) fCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#AUNT
Sidamo: la'lamaCategory:Terms with Sidamo translations#AUNT
Sinhalese: නැන්දා (nændā)Category:Terms with Sinhalese translations#AUNT
Slovak: teta (sk) fCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#AUNT
Slovene: teta (sl) fCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#AUNT
Somali: eddoCategory:Terms with Somali translations#AUNT
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: śota fCategory:Terms with Lower Sorbian translations#AUNT
Spanish: tía (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#AUNT
Sudovian: mosa fCategory:Terms with Sudovian translations#AUNT
Sundanese: ébéCategory:Terms with Sundanese translations#AUNT
Swahili: shangazi (sw)Category:Terms with Swahili translations#AUNT
Swedish: faster (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#AUNT (paternal), moster (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#AUNT (maternal), tant (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#AUNT (in-law)
Tagalog: tita (tl)Category:Terms with Tagalog translations#AUNT, tiyaCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#AUNT, tiyahinCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#AUNT
Tamil: அத்தை (ta) (attai)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#AUNT (paternal), சித்தி (ta) (citti)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#AUNT (younger), பெரியம்மா (ta) (periyammā)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#AUNT (elder), மாமி (ta) (māmi)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#AUNT
Telugu: (paternal) అత్త (te) (atta)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#AUNT, (maternal) పిన్ని (te) (pinni)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#AUNT, పెదమ్మ (te) (pedamma)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#AUNT, (maternal, in-law) అత్త (te) (atta)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#AUNT
Thai: ป้า (th) (bpâa)Category:Terms with Thai translations#AUNT (parent's elder sister), อา (th) (aa)Category:Terms with Thai translations#AUNT (father's younger sister), น้า (th) (náa)Category:Terms with Thai translations#AUNT (mother's younger sister)
Tibetan: སྲུ་མོ (sru mo)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#AUNT (maternal), ཨ་ནེ (a ne)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#AUNT (paternal)
Tokelauan: faimātuaCategory:Terms with Tokelauan translations#AUNT, matua hāCategory:Terms with Tokelauan translations#AUNT, tuātinaCategory:Terms with Tokelauan translations#AUNT
Turkish: hala (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#AUNT, bibi (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#AUNT, eme (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#AUNT (paternal), teyze (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#AUNT (maternal), yenge (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#AUNT (in-law)
Turkmen: daýzaCategory:Terms with Turkmen translations#AUNT
Ukrainian: ті́тка (uk) f (títka)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT, тьо́тя f (tʹótja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT, цьоця f (cʹocja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT, ву́йна f (vújna)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT, ву́йчина (vújčyna)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT, тета f (teta)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT, цьо́тка f (cʹótka)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT, вуянка f (vujanka)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT, стри́йна f (strýjna)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#AUNT
Urdu: خالَہ f (xāla)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#AUNT (maternal), ماسی f (māsī)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#AUNT, پھوپھی f (phophī)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#AUNT (paternal)
Venetan: amia (vec) fCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#AUNT, àmeđa fCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#AUNT, àmeda fCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#AUNT, àmia fCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#AUNT
Vietnamese: cô (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#AUNT (paternal), dì (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#AUNT (maternal)
Volapük: jiter (vo)Category:Terms with Volapük translations#AUNT, zian (vo)Category:Terms with Volapük translations#AUNT
Walloon: matante (wa) fCategory:Terms with Walloon translations#AUNT
Welsh: modryb (cy) fCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#AUNT
Wolaytta: aayyee michchiyoCategory:Terms with Wolaytta translations#AUNT, aawaa michchiyoCategory:Terms with Wolaytta translations#AUNT
Yámana: tanowa-kipaCategory:Terms with Yámana translations#AUNT
Yiddish: מומע f (mume)Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#AUNT
Yoruba: ẹ̀gbọ́n màmá mi obìnrinCategory:Terms with Yoruba translations#AUNT (mother's older sister), ẹ̀gbọ́n bàbá mi obìnrinCategory:Terms with Yoruba translations#AUNT (father's older sister), àbúrò màmá mi obìnrinCategory:Terms with Yoruba translations#AUNT (mother's younger sister), àbúrò bàbá mi obìnrinCategory:Terms with Yoruba translations#AUNT (father's younger sister)
Zazaki: āmCategory:Terms with Zazaki translations#AUNT, xale (diq)Category:Terms with Zazaki translations#AUNT

great-aunt or grandaunt — see great-aunt,‎ grandaunt

grandmother — see auntie,‎ grandmother

affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin

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Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܵܠܬܘܿ f (ḥālto)Category:Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations#AUNT, ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬܘܿ f (atto)Category:Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations#AUNT
Armenian: հորաքույր (hy) (horakʻuyr)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#AUNT, մորաքույր (hy) (morakʻuyr)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#AUNT
Bengali: মাসী (maśi)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#AUNT
Burmese: ဒေါ် (my) (dau)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT, မ (my) (ma.)Category:Terms with Burmese translations#AUNT (for younger women)
Catalan: tia (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#AUNT
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿姨 (zh) (āyí)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#AUNT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#AUNT
Czech: teta (cs) fCategory:Terms with Czech translations#AUNT
Dutch: tante (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#AUNT
Estonian: tädi (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#AUNT
Finnish: täti (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#AUNT
Georgian: დეიდა (ka) (deida)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#AUNT
German: Tante (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#AUNT
Hungarian: néni (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#AUNT
Ingrian: minniCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#AUNT
Italian: zia (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#AUNT
Japanese: おばさん (ja) (obasan)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#AUNT
Jeju: 아지망 (ajimang)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT, 아주망 (ajumang)Category:Terms with Jeju translations#AUNT
Korean: 아주머니 (ko) (ajumeoni)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT, 아줌마 (ko) (ajumma)Category:Terms with Korean translations#AUNT
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: خاتۆ (xato)Category:Terms with Central Kurdish translations#AUNT, خان (ckb) (xan)Category:Terms with Central Kurdish translations#AUNT
Latvian: tanteCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#AUNT
Malay: makcik (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#AUNT
Marathi: काकू f (kākū)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#AUNT, माउशी f (māuśī)Category:Terms with Marathi translations#AUNT
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tante (no) m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#AUNT, filletante m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#AUNT
Portuguese: tia (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#AUNT
Russian: (colloquial) тётя (ru) f (tjótja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#AUNT
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: тета fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT

Latin: teta (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#AUNT
Slovene: teta (sl) fCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#AUNT
Spanish: tía (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#AUNT
Swedish: tant (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#AUNT
Tamil: அத்தை (ta) (attai)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#AUNT
Thai: ป้า (th) (bpâa)Category:Terms with Thai translations#AUNT
Turkish: teyze (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#AUNT
Yoruba: àǹtíCategory:Terms with Yoruba translations#AUNT

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

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Breton: (1,2,3,4) ^{(please verify)} moereb (br) fCategory:Terms with Breton translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Breton translations#AUNT, (children's language) ^{(please verify)} tintin (br) fCategory:Terms with Breton translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Breton translations#AUNT
Guarani:
Paraguayan Guarani: ^{(please verify)} sy'yCategory:Terms with Paraguayan Guarani translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Paraguayan Guarani translations#AUNT, (2) ^{(please verify)} sy kypy'yCategory:Terms with Paraguayan Guarani translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Paraguayan Guarani translations#AUNT
Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} bibi (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Indonesian translations#AUNT, ^{(please verify)} tante (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Indonesian translations#AUNT, ^{(please verify)} tantaCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Indonesian translations#AUNT
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} amitaCategory:Terms with Interlingua translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Interlingua translations#AUNT
Lithuanian: (1) ^{(please verify)} teta fCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Lithuanian translations#AUNT
Polish: ciocia (pl) fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#AUNT
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} mătușă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Romanian translations#AUNT
Sorbian:
Upper Sorbian: ^{(please verify)} ćeta (hsb)Category:Terms with Upper Sorbian translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Upper Sorbian translations#AUNT
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} పిన్ని (te) (pinni)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Telugu translations#AUNT, ^{(please verify)} పెదమ్మ (te) (pedamma)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Telugu translations#AUNT, ^{(please verify)} అత్త (te) (atta)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Telugu translations#AUNT
Tibetan: ^{(please verify)} ཡ་ནི (ya ni)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Tibetan translations#AUNT, ^{(please verify)} སུ་མོ (su mo)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Tibetan translations#AUNT
Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} cô (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Vietnamese translations#AUNT, ^{(please verify)} thím (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Vietnamese translations#AUNT
Woiwurrung: ^{(please verify)} bum booraCategory:Terms with Woiwurrung translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Woiwurrung translations#AUNT, ^{(please verify)} girrinCategory:Terms with Woiwurrung translations#AUNT Category:Requests for review of Woiwurrung translations#AUNT

References

1 2 3 4 The Dialect Survey of US pronunciations, archived on October 20, 2007

Anagrams

-naut, Tuna, naut., tuan, tuna

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Middle English

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auntCategory:Middle English alternative forms#AUNT Category:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#AUNT Category:Pages with entries#AUNT Category:Pages with 2 entries#AUNT

alternative form of aunte

[dialect-1] 1 2 3 4 The Dialect Survey of US pronunciations, archived on October 20, 2007

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Wikimore

aunt

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