aunt

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈænt/ or /ˈɑ:nt/
• (UK) enPR: änt, IPA ^(key): /ɑ:nt/, SAMPA: /A:nt/

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• (AU) (UK) Homophone: aren't
• (US) Homophone: ant

Noun

Singular aunt

Plural aunts

A family tree

1. (countable) Your aunt is the sister of your mother or father.

   After my parents died, we went to live with my aunt.

Members of a family (edit)

parent: father - mother | spouse: husband - wife | child: son - daughter | sibling: brother - sister | uncle | aunt | nephew - niece | cousin | grandparent: grandfather - grandmother | grandchild: grandson - granddaughter stepsister stepbrother ex bro (informal) sis (informal)