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AUNTIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does auntie mean?
• AUNTIE (noun)
The noun AUNTIE has 1 sense:
1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
Familiarity information: AUNTIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("auntie" is a kind of...):
kinswoman (a female relative)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "auntie"):
grandaunt; great-aunt (an aunt of your father or mother)
maiden aunt (an unmarried aunt)
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