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Definition of Maiden aunt
1. Noun. An unmarried aunt.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maiden Aunt
Literary usage of Maiden aunt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Graham's Magazine by Graham, George R, Edgar Allan Poe, John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1848)
"... not alone this year, my sweet lady," added the little woman, looking still
more significantly. " I suppose we shall have my dear prim old maiden aunt of ..."
2. Plays, Prose and Poetry by Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes (1848)
"THE maiden aunt. A TALE OF TEXAS. CHAPTER I. She breathed more sweetness than
the east, While every sentence was divine ; Her smiles could calm each jarring ..."
3. American Familiar Verse, Vers de Société by Brander Matthews (1904)
"CHARLES HENRY LUDERS 1858-1891 MY maiden aunt [From " The Dead Nymph and Other
Poems." Copyright, 1891, In/ Charles Scribner's Sons} DEAR withered cheek ..."
4. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1889)
"Though at times somewhat irregular, his muse exhibits genuine feeling, and
considerable lyrical capability. THE maiden aunt. Some poets sing of wedded ..."
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