aunt

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(ănt, änt) pronunciation
n.
    1. The sister of one's father or mother.
    2. The wife of one's uncle.
  1. Used as a form of address for an older woman, especially by children.

[Middle English aunte, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin amita, paternal aunt.]

aunthood aunt'hood n.

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IN BRIEF: The sister of one's mother or father.

pronunciation My aunt makes the best apple cobbler in town!

Tutor's tip: Giving a chocolate-covered "ant" to your "aunt" (sister of one's mother or father) for her birthday is likely to be disastrous!

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sign description: The A- handshape circles the chin.




A mare that develops maternal behavior and cares for foals belonging to other mares in a herd.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tante, faster, moster

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    skydeskive, offer for urimeligt angreb

Nederlands (Dutch)
tante

Français (French)
n. - tante

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    (GB) jeu de massacre, tête de turc

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tante

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    Schießbudenfigur, Zielscheibe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θεία

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    (καθομ.) αθώο θύμα

Italiano (Italian)
zia

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    capro espiatorio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tia (f)

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    pavilhão (m) de quebra-pires (em um parque de diversões), objeto de crítica (fig.), algo ou alguém passível de crítica (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
тетя

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    предмет оскорблений без причин, предмет насмешек, название игры

Español (Spanish)
n. - tía

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    objeto de burla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - faster, moster

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
伯母, 姑母, 婶母, 姨母

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    萨利大婶, 假想的易击败的对手

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 伯母, 姑母, 嬸母, 姨母

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    薩利大嬸, 假想的易擊敗的對手

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 아주머니, 이모, 고모, 숙모

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - おば, 叔母さん

idioms:

  • Aunt Sally    パイプ落とし, その木像

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العمه أو الخاله أو زوجه العم أو الخال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דודה‬


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