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aunt

/ant, ahnt/US // ænt, ɑnt //UK // (ɑːnt) //

姨妈,阿姨,姑姑,婶婶

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the sister of one's father or mother.
    • : the wife of one's uncle.
    • : Chiefly New England and South Midland U.S..
    • : Slang. an aging gay man.

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Examples

  • Corea, whose nickname evolved from an aunt who called him “Cheeky,” began to study the piano at age 4.

  • My aunt is insisting that I wear a tuxedo, which, to me, is a very odd request.

  • When he was talking about his uncle Gus in the barbecue, his aunt Bunny falling down the steps, his mom with the shoe.

  • As StVil did as a child, Gabrielle leaves her family behind to live with her uncle, aunt and cousins.

  • Her aunt, a nurse in western New York, just had her first appointment canceled when her county ran out of doses.

  • Sure, your cubicle mate, neighbor, and aunt all own a Fitbit or JawBone fitness tracker.

  • Melchior is the forerunner of the aunt who always gave me socks.

  • And there, the sand castle builder and tag player who loved her aunt more than science would be buried.

  • Another aunt recalled something Laylah had said to her when they went trick-or-treating on Halloween just a few days before.

  • When Juana was 8, her father abandoned the family and the girl moved to Mexico City to live with her aunt.

  • You see, I'd always thought of him as the boy whom Great-aunt Lucia described having seen.

  • I don't care, it ain't nice, and I wonder aunt brought us to such a place.

  • The landlady had related the tragic history of the dead mother and the invalid aunt.

  • One old aunt in particular visited him twice a year, and stayed six months each time.

  • Aunt Ri was looking forward to the rest with great anticipation; she was heartily tired of being on the move.