1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
Examples of aunt in a Sentence
He has three aunts and two uncles.
This is my Aunt Mary.
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Neither Joan nor Lynn had any sisters, so all their friends were deemed aunts.
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Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Smith’s aunt, Shaliah Maddox, who organized the GoFundMe, said Smith was getting off of a bus and walking to another bus stop to get to her job at a Calumet City restaurant when she was struck.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Staring back would be Fiorito’s immediate family, as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and friends.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Alicia's big Italian family will remind viewers of RHONJ, with her aunts wasting no time listing their concerns about Alicia and Bill not being married.
—Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Smith’s aunt, Shaliah Maddox, who organized the GoFundMe, said Smith was getting off of a bus and walking to another bus stop to get to her job at a Calumet City restaurant when she was struck.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Staring back would be Fiorito’s immediate family, as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and friends.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Alicia's big Italian family will remind viewers of RHONJ, with her aunts wasting no time listing their concerns about Alicia and Bill not being married.
—Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for aunt
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“Aunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aunt. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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aunt
noun
ˈant 
ˈȧnt
1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
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