Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tannie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
tan-nie
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An older female authority figure.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Afrikaans tannie (“auntie”), diminutive of tante (“aunt”), from Dutch tante (“aunt”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tannies (plural)

Synonyms

antie

Questions

What does tannie mean?
An older female authority figure.
Where does tannie come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce tannie

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