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co-aunt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
co-aunt
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

of a woman, an aunt of one's niece or nephew who is not one's sister; a co-sister-in-law as common aunt to the children of two women's married siblings.

noun

a woman's sister, as aunt in common to the children of a third sibling

Example Sentences

Etymology

* co- + aunt

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

co-aunts (plural)

Phrases

co-grandmother

Frequently Paired Words

co-grandmother co-uncle

Synonyms

co-sister-in-law

Questions

What does co-aunt mean?
of a woman, an aunt of one's niece or nephew who is not one's sister; a co-sister-in-law as common aunt to the children of two women's married siblings.
Where does co-aunt come from?
* co- + aunt

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