Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auntie

/ˈæn.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: aun-tie
IPA: /ˈæn.ti/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Diminutive of aunt.

noun

Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

noun

Female domestic helper.

noun

An elderly gay man.

American usage; Slang

verb

To be or behave like the aunt of.

name

The BBC.

British usage

name

The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission).

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"In the same melodrama, Madame Rotschild, a supporting character plays a similar role by "auntying" all children as a rich and powerful woman who can solve most problems in children's own homes."
"More and more children are being "auntied" by women in the community who feel it is their duty as mothers to care for parentless children."
"She had had only one unmitigated success in bending the girl to her will over the many years she'd auntied her: She had peeled the dialect right olf Lina's tongue."
"“I am the best auntie of any auntie that has ever auntied,” she'd say, and in doing so reshape herself into the image her community needed to see."

Etymology

Etymology tree English aunt Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English auntie From aunt + -ie.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæn.ti/
British English: /ˈæn.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aunties (plural) aunty (alternative) aunties (present, singular) auntying (participle, present) auntied (participle, past) auntied (past)

Phrases

agony auntie auntie arm kopi auntie summon auntie

Frequently Paired Words

uncle unkie

Synonyms

aunt the Beeb Auntie Beeb aunty

Homonyms

ante any anti (in some accents) anti- anty

Rhymes With

ante vigilante panty santi shanti shanty chianti ypsilanti scanty ferranti canty santy

Questions

How do you pronounce auntie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæn.ti/.
What does auntie mean?: Diminutive of aunt.
Where does auntie come from?: Etymology tree English aunt Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English auntie From aunt + -ie.

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