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Definition of Aunt
1. Noun. The sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle.
Specialized synonyms: Grandaunt, Great-aunt, Maiden Aunt
Generic synonyms: Kinswoman
Antonyms: Uncle
Definition of Aunt
1. n. The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.
Definition of Aunt
1. the sister of one's father or mother [n -S]
Medical Definition of Aunt
1. 1. The sister of one's father or mother; correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife. Aunt is sometimes applied as a title or term of endearment to a kind elderly woman not thus related. 2. An old woman; and old gossip. 3. A bawd, or a prostitute. Aunt Sally, a puppet head placed on a pole and having a pipe in its mouth; also a game, which consists in trying to hit the pipe by throwing short bludgeons at it. Origin: OF. Ante, F. Tante, L. Amita father's sister. Cf. Amma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aunt
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