Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
aunty [an-tee, ahn-] Examples noun, plural aunt·ies.
auntie or aunt·y [an-tee, ahn-] noun
- Informal. aunt.
Origin of auntie First recorded in 1785–95; aunt + -ie Can be confusedante ante- anti- auntie Examples from the Web for aunty Contemporary Examples of aunty
Today, in contrast, if Grandma Maude starts one in Maine, Aunty Carol can directly help out from California.
Why Every Home Needs a Drone This Holiday
Charlie Gilbert
December 8, 2014
All right, children: it’s time for Aunty Megan to bore you with how things were In Her Day.
The Absurd Lies of College Admissions
Megan McArdle
April 1, 2013
Historical Examples of aunty
Of course they do, aunty—when they want to be good examples.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893
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Aunty May made me promise not to go too near the river, or too far down the towpath.
Margaret Turnbull
Then Aunty Edith stopped crying and tied a veil over her face.
Margaret Turnbull
And by and by Aunty Edith came in and we could hear George whistling and singing.
Margaret Turnbull
And it got nearer and nearer the time for Aunty May to come back.
Margaret Turnbull
British Dictionary definitions for aunty Aunty noun
- Australian an informal name for ABC 2 (def. 2)
auntie aunty noun plural -ies
- a familiar or diminutive word for aunt
- Australian informal, derogatory an older male homosexual
Auntie noun
- British an informal name for the BBC
- Australian informal the Australian Broadcasting Association
Word Origin and History for aunty auntie n.
1787, also aunty, familiar diminutive form of aunt. As a form of kindly address to an older woman to whom one is not related, originally in southern U.S., of elderly slave women.
The negro no longer submits with grace to be called “uncle” or “auntie” as of yore. [“Harper’s Magazine,” October 1883]