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auntie

or ܲԳ·

[ an-tee, ahn- ]

noun

plural aunties.
  1. Informal. aunt.


Auntie

1

/ ˈɑːԳɪ /

noun

  1. an informal name for the BBC
  2. informal.
    the Australian Broadcasting Association
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

auntie

2

/ ˈɑːԳɪ /

noun

  1. a familiar or diminutive word for aunt
  2. informal.
    an older male homosexual
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of auntie1

First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie
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"People do panic. I can understand that but to go out and get food and come back and sit and eat food, it's unbelievable," Kimberley's auntie Shelly Crooks said.

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It’s an auntie and a niece in the images, and the niece is on her own after the funeral.

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"I was doing stand-up in Brussels and there was a guy in the front row who'd been taught by my auntie and uncle," he said.

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"She was due to be the flower girl at the wedding of her uncle and auntie which was due to take place the following weekend."

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Mr Albon wanted the child's non-biological mother to be called "auntie" rather than mother, despite the fact she had acted as a parent from birth.

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