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Definition of Auntie

1. Noun. The sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle.

Definition of Auntie

1. n. A familiar name for an aunt. In the southern United States a familiar term applied to aged negro women.

Definition of Auntie

1. Proper noun. (UK) an affectionate nickname for the BBC. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Australia) an affectionate nickname for the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission). ¹

3. Noun. (diminutive of aunt) ¹

4. Noun. (India slang) (non-gloss definition An affectionate name for an older woman.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Auntie

1. aunt [n -S] - See also: aunt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Auntie

Literary usage of Auntie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Polish Peasant in Europe and America; Monograph of an Immigrant Group by William Isaac Thomas, Florian Znaniecki (1918)
"Be so good, auntie, and accept from my parents this same letter, ... I have nothing more to write, only I ask you, auntie, for a speedy answer, ..."

2. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1872)
"Writing letters," responded auntie, who, with a bunch of envelopes and a ... Everywhere," said auntie, who happened to be writing that word at the moment. ..."

3. The Riverside Readers by James Hixon Van Sickle, Wilhelmina Seegmiller (1911)
"EPAMINONDAS AND HIS auntie Epaminondas went to see his auntie almost every day. ... When your auntie gives you cake, you wrap it all up in some nice green ..."

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