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English
Etymology
From ME. < OF. ante < L. amita "father's sister".
Pronunciation
(Australian, RP): änt, /�:nt/, /<tt>A:nt</tt>/
(US): �nt, /ænt/, /<tt>{nt</tt>/ or as the Australian/UK pronunciation
audio|en-us-aunt.ogg|Audio (US), audio|en-us-aunt-2.ogg|Audio (US)
Homophones
(Australian, UK): aren't (in non-rhotic accents)
(US): ant (for the first US pronunciation given above)
Noun
en-noun
- a sister of someone�s parent
- a sister-in-law of someone�s parent; a wife of someone�s uncle
- (also great-aunt or grandaunt) a person's grandparent's sister.
- (usually auntie) a grandmother.
- an affectionate term for a woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
Synonyms
(sister of someone�s father): paternal aunt
(sister of someone�s mother): maternal aunt
Derived terms
Auntie
auntie, aunty
agony aunt
big auntie
great-aunt
grandaunt
little auntie
mine aunt<!--#vulgar (cant) Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells.-->
Translations
trans-top|sister of someone�s father
Armenian: հո�ա�ո�յ� (horak�uyr)
Bosnian: tetka f
Catalan: tia f
Chinese, Simplified: � (gū), �� (gūm�), �� (gūgu), �� (gūm�)
Chinese, Traditional: � (gū), �媽 (gūm�), �� (gūgu), �� (gūm�)
Croatian: tetka f
Czech: teta f
Danish: faster
Dutch: tante f
Esperanto: onklino
Estonian: tädi
Ewe: tasi, te
Finnish: täti
French: tante f, tatie f (informal)
Frisian: muoike
German: Tante f
Greek: θεία (theÃa) f; θεια (theia) & θείÏ�Ï�α (theÃtsa) (affectionate terms but also pejoratives) f
Hebrew: he-translation|����|dóda|wv=�ּ�ֹ�ָ� f
Hungarian: nagynéni
Icelandic: föðursystir f
Irish: aintÃn, f., 4th decl.
Italian: zia f
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Japanese: �� (oba)
Korean: ê³ ëª¨ (gomo)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|پ��ر|trpûr|scKUchar
Latin: amita
Norwegian: tante m|f, faster m|f
Polish: ciotka f, ciocia f
Portuguese: tia f
Russian: ���ка (tjótka) f, (colloq.) ���� (tjótja) f
Scottish Gaelic: piuthar-athar f
Serbian:
Seri: aac
Slovene: teta f
Spanish: tÃa f
Swedish: faster c, tant c
Tamil: ath'ai
Telugu: �త�త (aththa)
Turkish: hala
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trans-top|sister of someone�s mother
Armenian: մո�ա�ո�յ� (morak�uyr)
Bosnian: tetka f
Catalan: tia f
Chinese, Simplified: 姨 (yÃ), 姨å¦� (yÃmÄ�), é�¿å§¨ (Ä�yÃ), 姨æ¯� (yÃmÇ�)
Chinese, Traditional: 姨 (yÃ), 姨媽 (yÃmÄ�), é�¿å§¨ (Ä�yÃ), 姨æ¯� (yÃmÇ�)
Croatian: tetka f
Czech: teta f
Danish: moster
Dutch: tante f
Esperanto: onklino
Ewe: dagã, n�gã (elder), da�ia, n��i (younger)
Finnish: täti
French: tante f, tatie f (informal)
Frisian: muoike
German: Tante f
Hebrew: he-translation|����|dóda|wv=�ּ�ֹ�ָ� f
Hungarian: nagynéni
Icelandic: móðursystir f
Irish: aintÃn, f., 4th decl.
Italian: zia f
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Japanese: �� (oba)
Korean: �모 (imo)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|پ��ر|trpûr|scKUchar
Latin: matertera
Norwegian: tante m|f, moster m|f
Polish: ciotka f, ciocia f
Portuguese: tia f
Russian: ���ка (tjótka) f, (colloq.) ���� (tjótja) f
Scottish Gaelic: piuthar-mà thar f
Serbian:
Slovene: teta f
Spanish: tÃa f
Swedish: moster c
Tamil: Periy'yamma (elder), Chi'thi (younger)
Telugu: పిన�ని (pinni), ప�దమ�మ (pedamma)
Turkish: teyze
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trans-top|sister-in-law of someone�s father; wife of someone�s paternal uncle
Bosnian: strina f, amidžinca f
Catalan: tia f
Chinese, Simplified:
Chinese, Traditional:
Croatian: strina f
Czech: teta f
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Danish: tante
Dutch: tante f
Esperanto: onklino
Finnish: setä|sedän vaimo, täti
Hebrew: he-translation|����|dóda|wv=�ּ�ֹ�ָ� f
Norwegian: tante m|f
Polish: ciotka f, ciocia f, stryjenka f <!--an alternative name for the wife of a paternal uncle -->
Russian: ���ка (tjótka) f, (colloq.) ���� (tjótja) f
Serbian:
Swedish: faster c, tant c
Tamil: Periy'yamma (elder), Chi'thi (younger)
Turkish: yenge
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trans-top|sister-in-law of someone�s mother; wife of someone�s maternal uncle
Armenian: �եռակին (k�e�akin)
Bosnian: ujna f, daidžinca f
Catalan: tia f
Chinese, Simplified: �� (jiùm�), �� (jiùm�),��(jìnm�),�(jìn)
Chinese, Traditional: �� (jiùm�), �媽 (jiùm�),��(jìnm�),�(jìn)
Czech: teta f
Danish: tante
Dutch: tante f
Esperanto: onklino
Finnish: eno|enon vaimo, täti
Hebrew: he-translation|����|dóda|wv=�ּ�ֹ�ָ� f
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Malayalam: �മ�മായി (ammayi)
Norwegian: tante m|f
Polish: ciotka f, ciocia f
Russian: ���ка (tjótka) f, (colloq.) ���� (tjótja) f
Serbian:
Swedish: moster c, tant c
Turkish: yenge
Tamil: Maa'mi
Telugu: �త�త
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trans-top|great-aunt or grandaunt
Dutch: oudtante
German: Grosstante
Norwegian: grandtante
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trans-top|grandmother
German: Grossmutter
Norwegian: bestemor
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trans-top|affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin
Bosnian: teta f
Catalan: tia f
Croatian: teta f
Dutch: tante f
Finnish: täti
German: Tante f
Hungarian: néni
Italian: zia f
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Norwegian: tante m|f
Russian: (colloq.) ���� (tjótja) f
Serbian:
Slovene: teta f
Swedish: tant c
Turkish: yenge, teyze
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ttbc|Breton: moereb f (1,2,3,4), tintin f (children�s language)
ttbc|Bulgarian: лел� (lelya) f (1,2,3,4)
ttbc|Frisian: muoike f, tante f
ttbc|GuaranÃ: sy'y, sy kypy'y (2)
ttbc|Hungarian: nagynéni
ttbc|Indonesian: bibi, tante, tanta
ttbc|Interlingua: amita
ttbc|Lithuanian: teta f (1)
ttbc|Malay: ibu saudara, emak saudara, makcik
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ttbc|Malay, Northern: mak menakan
ttbc|Romanian: m�tu�� f
ttbc|Slovak: teta (1,2), striná, strinka (3), u�iná (4) f
ttbc|Tamil: (periamma)
Telugu: పిన�ని,ప�దమ�మ,�త�త
ttbc|Tibetan: ELchar|ཡ��ི� (ah-nay), ELchar|སུ��ོ� (su-mo)
ttbc|Tupinambá: aîxé (1); sy'yra (2)
ttbc|Upper Sorbian: �eta
ttbc|Vietnamese: cô, thÃm
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See also
materteral
nephew
niece
uncle
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