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auntie

aunt·ie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tee, ahn-]
    • /ˈæn ti, ˈɑn-/
    • /ˈɑːn.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee, ahn-]
    • /ˈæn ti, ˈɑn-/

Definitions of auntie word

  • countable noun auntie Someone's auntie is their aunt. 3
  • noun auntie an older male homosexual 3
  • noun auntie the Australian Broadcasting Association 3
  • abbreviation AUNTIE aunt 3
  • noun auntie Informal. aunt. 1
  • noun auntie Diminutive of aunt. 1

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Origin of auntie

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; aunt + -ie

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Auntie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

auntie popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

auntie usage trend in Literature

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