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Definition of to aunt in English English dictionary: (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; (also great-aunt or grandaunt) a person's grandparent's sister or sister-in-law; a sister or sister-in-law of someone’s parent; {n} a father's or mother's sister; A bawd, or a prostitute; {i} sister of one's father or mother; a persons grandparents sister; Khalti (mater) Nanna (tsater); Also applied to an uncle's wife; an affectionate term for a woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of ones parents, by means of fictive kin; > ayi; the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle; An old woman; and old gossip; The sister of one's father or mother; correlative to nephew or niece; Someone's aunt is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle. She wrote to her aunt in America It was a present from Aunt Vera. see also agony aunt. the sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your father's or mother's brother (ante, from amita); a sister of someone's parent; a grandmother; ciacia [cha-cha] There's a more formal and more prudish version of this word: ciotek [CHAW-tek] Seeing the crude pronunciation of this word, I thought of the suggestion of doing a dance with your aunt Guess which dance I also remember hearing the rhyming phrase ciacia Stasia [cha-cha stah-shah], pertaining to my Aunt Estelle, which helps me remember the word Date of entry: 4 April 2000; a sister-in-law of someone's parent; a wife of someone's uncle; Your aunt is the sister of your mother or father; tía