aunt

IPA: ˈænt

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
(endearing) A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
(obsolete) Any elderly woman.
(obsolete) A procuress or bawd.

Examples of "aunt" in Sentences

My aunt cooked me dinner.
The aunt and nephew look back at the boy.
She was the aunt of the singer Jon Secada.
Among her aunts was the suffragette Edith Rigby.
He was raised by an aunt in his grandparents' home.
Sister of a queen consort and aunt of a queen regnant.
They are the incarnation of your proverbial busybody aunt.
Itsuko was the maternal aunt of the late Princess Chichibu.
Since my aunt is a librarian we got 7 copies on the 1st day.
The intentional neglect of the aunt was consequently a crime.
In the comics, she was the more frivolous of Sabrina's aunts.
And my aunt is a very optimistic person, so I gave Bessy that indomitable quality.
"Not aunt," cried Oliver, throwing his arms about her neck, "I'll never call her _aunt_.
Honestly, I was curious about it, I wanted to see how they help people, because my aunt is a horder.
Thank God for the internet, and thank my dad for the laptop, at least I will not be bored till my aunt is here.
"My brother says my aunt is a liar, she just wants to get us there," Viridiana says, rummaging through John's desk.
They learn James went to Scotland with friends who know his aunt is a vampire; their fathers belong to belong to the Order of the Silver Palm who will use Olivia and James as expendable pawns to get the Blood Grail they think Reign has.