aunt

Plural: aunts

Noun

The sister of one's father or mother.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
Any elderly woman.
A procuress or bawd.

Examples

My aunt taught me my first two-letter words for Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English aunte, from Anglo-Norman aunte, from Old French ante, from Latin amita (“father's sister”). Displaced native Middle English modrie (“aunt”) (from Old English mōdriġe (“maternal aunt”); compare Old English faþu, faþe (“paternal aunt”)). The digraph ⟨au⟩ representing /æ ~ ɑː/ instead of the expected /ɔː/ is irregular, and has not been conclusively explained (compare launch, which contains /ɑː/ in some UK dialects).

Synonyms

auntie, aunty, auntyji, naunt

Antonyms

uncle, nephew, niece

Scrabble Score: 4

aunt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
aunt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aunt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

aunt: valid Words With Friends Word