variants
or aunty
plural aunties
: aunt
Auntie Mame
… a stern but smoldering auntie.—
Ken Tucker
Ken Tucker"Oh, please don't! We have come to tea with our cousin, and we'll be as good as gold if you'll let us stay, auntie," clamoured the boys …—Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May AlcottThese crosses underneath the letter are really kisses, all from the children who keep asking me about Aunty Daphne, though they do not know you.—Janet Frame
Janet FrameExamples of auntie in a Sentence
The children were happy to see their Auntie Mary.
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Stories whispered, late at night, among my grandma, my aunties.
—Tanya Talaga
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Meyers, prepared for this answer, pulled up the now-iconic photo of the duo fully committed to their hilarious characters, dressed like elderly aunties.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 22 July 2025
Immediately after the fact, Larry asked for her aunties’ blessing, then went out on the town to a house of ill repute with the boys, including the newly rich Jack Trotter.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 July 2025
Think Diana Ross sweeping across a stage in a Bob Mackie gown, Patti LaBelle in all her sequins, or your own auntie at a family gathering in a gown that could stop traffic.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 10 July 2025
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Tanya Talaga
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Meyers, prepared for this answer, pulled up the now-iconic photo of the duo fully committed to their hilarious characters, dressed like elderly aunties.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 22 July 2025
Immediately after the fact, Larry asked for her aunties’ blessing, then went out on the town to a house of ill repute with the boys, including the newly rich Jack Trotter.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 July 2025
Think Diana Ross sweeping across a stage in a Bob Mackie gown, Patti LaBelle in all her sequins, or your own auntie at a family gathering in a gown that could stop traffic.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for auntie
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“Auntie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auntie. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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