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1. aunt
noun. ['ˈænt, ˈɔnt'] the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- aunte (Middle English (1100-1500))
- aunte (Anglo-Norman)
Rhymes with Aunt
- st_laurent
- poissant
- laplant
- toutant
- pylant
- coutant
- schwandt
- want
- conte
How do you pronounce aunt?
Pronounce aunt as ɔnt.
US - How to pronounce aunt in American English
UK - How to pronounce aunt in British English
Sentences with aunt
1. Noun, singular or mass
Plan a day trip to visit your out-of-town aunt or your uncle in the nursing home.
Quotes about aunt
1. Why were you lurking under our window?""Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?""Listening to the news,"said Harry in a resigned voice.His aunt and uncle exchanged looks of outrage."Listening to the news! Again?""Well, it changes every day, you see,"said Harry.
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2. Aunt Mercy put down her tiles, one at a time. I-T-C-H-I-N.Aunt Grace leaned closer to the board, squinting. "Mercy Lynne, you're cheatin' again! What kinda word is that? Use it in a sentence.""I'm itchin' ta have some a that white cake.""That's not how you spell it."At least one of them could spell. Aunt Grace pulled one of the tiles off the board. "There's no T in itchin'."Or not.
- Margaret Stohl, Beautiful Creatures
3. I had a dream about you. Flowers were overflowing in the cemetery, so we decided to have a picnic there. You brought apple pie, and I brought my Aunt Mildred, who’d been dead for some time and I just hadn’t gotten around to disposing of her body. I thought you’d think me both efficient and romantic, but it turns out you didn’t. You only saw the romantic side of my action.
- Jarod Kintz, Dreaming is for lovers
