auntie
Americannoun
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an informal name for the BBC
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informal the Australian Broadcasting Association
noun
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a familiar or diminutive word for aunt
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informal an older male homosexual
Etymology
Origin of auntie
Example Sentences
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If cities were people, Lucknow would be the auntie who insists you eat something.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
I’m really proud of my dad, my auntie and my uncle for bringing me here.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
"I hadn't realised that when I was quite young, my auntie had an operation that went slightly wrong, and she needed over 20 units of blood to make it through," he said.
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025
I’m a Jersey-born Muslim, same as Youssef, and I was wedged in Row N next to an auntie who looked primed to eye-roll any haram punch line.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
“My auntie North is one of them. Well, the one. There were others, but they gave up trying to get the arrows to reveal themselves.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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