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Auntie vs Autie - What's the difference?

auntie | autie |

As nouns the difference between auntie and autie

is that auntie is diminutive of lang=en while autie is an autistic person; sometimes used in contrast with aspie, to denote a person who is on the autistic spectrum but not diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

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

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    autie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, nonstandard, endearing) An autistic person; sometimes used in contrast with aspie, to denote a person who is on the autistic spectrum but not diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.
  • * 2001 , Jerry Newport, Your Life is Not a Label
    • We must enable nonverbal auties to communicate by independent typing on devices that talk for them.
  • * 2005 , Dinah Murray, Coming Out Asperger
    • For auties whose meltdowns take a more physical form, even if all the frustration is directed against property rather than people...
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