The meaning of AUNT is the sister of one's father or mother. How to use aunt in a sentence.

AUNT definition: 1. the sister of someone's father or mother, or the wife of someone's uncle or aunt: 2. the sister…. Learn more.

An aunt is a female individual who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Aunts who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. Alternate terms include auntie or aunty.

Definition of aunt noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle or aunt. My aunt lives in Canada. Mathilde lives with her aunt …

Dec 25, 2025 · Several languages distinguish between blood aunts (one's parent's sister) and in-law aunts (one's parent's sister-in-law), some distinguish between paternal and maternal …

aunt (ænt, ɑnt) n. 1. the sister of one's father or mother. 2. the wife of one's uncle. 3. Chiefly New Eng. and South Midland U.S. (used as a term of respectful address to an older woman …

aunt, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

aunt /ɑːnt/ n (often capital, esp as a term of address) a sister of one's father or mother the wife of one's uncle a term of address used by children for any woman, esp for a friend of the parents …

AUNT definition: the sister of one's father or mother. See examples of aunt used in a sentence.

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. 2. See also agony aunt