Definition of "aunt" []

• The sister of one's father or mother. (noun)
• The wife of one's uncle. (noun)
• Used as a form of address for an older woman, especially by children. (noun)

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• ""Not aunt," cried Oliver, throwing his arms about her neck, "I'll never call her _aunt_."
• ""My brother says my aunt is a liar, she just wants to get us there," Viridiana says, rummaging through John's desk."
• "And my aunt is a very optimistic person, so I gave Bessy that indomitable quality."