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What is the difference between auntie and aunt?

auntie | aunt | Synonyms |

Aunt is a synonym of auntie.

Aunt is a derived term of auntie.



As nouns the difference between auntie and aunt

is that auntie is diminutive of lang=en while aunt is a sister or sister-in-law of someone’s parent.

As a proper noun Auntie

is (UK) an affectionate nickname for the BBC.

auntie

English

Alternative forms

* aunty

Noun

(en noun)
  • Term of familiarity or respect applied to an elderly woman.
  • Affectionate term used by a young person of an unrelated adult female family friend.

    • Synonyms

    * aunt

    See also

    * uncle

    Anagrams

    *

    aunt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sister or sister-in-law of someone’s parent.
  • * 2007 , Nancy Eshelman, A Piece of My Mind: Columns from the Patriot-News , page 35:
    • I mentioned another aunt , my late mother's sister, who's about the same age.
  • (also'' great-aunt ''or grandaunt) A person's grandparent's sister or sister-in-law.
  • (usually auntie) A grandmother.
  • An affectionate term for a woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

    • Antonyms

    * (with regard to gender) uncle * (with regard to ancestry) niece, nephew

    Hyponyms

    * (qualifier, sister of someone's father) paternal aunt * (qualifier, sister of someone's mother) maternal aunt

    Derived terms

    * Auntie * auntie, aunty * agony aunt * big auntie * great-aunt * grandaunt * little auntie * mine aunt * naunt

    See also

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    References

    1000 English basic words