auntie

or aunt·y

[ an-tee, ahn- ]

noun

, plural aunt·ies.

1. Informal. aunt.

Auntie

¹

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for the BBC
2. informal.
   the Australian Broadcasting Association

auntie

²

/ ˈɑːntɪ /

noun

1. a familiar or diminutive word for aunt
2. informal.
   an older male homosexual

Word History and Origins

Origin of auntie¹

First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie

Example Sentences

“This silk vest I have had for as long as I can remember in my adult life. It was given to me by my auntie,” says Snell.

From Los Angeles Times

Or maybe you can drift into your menopause years as a fun-loving bohemian auntie, instead of "Grandma."

From Salon

I call her her rich auntie cousin, or who she can grow to be.

From Salon

“Kamala,” she said with a laugh, “is like every auntie that I have.”

From Los Angeles Times

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland — the first Indigenous woman in a presidential cabinet and “the auntie of all aunties,” as one community leader put it — spent a recent weekend in Navajo Nation.

From Los Angeles Times