aunt

[ant, ahnt] / ænt, ɑnt /

NOUN

kinsman

Synonyms

STRONG

agnate blood brother-in-law cognate connection cousin father father-in-law folk folks grandparents in-laws kin kinsperson kinswoman mother mother-in-law nephew niece relation sib sibling sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister uncle

WEAK

clansperson great-grandparents

NOUN

kinswoman

Synonyms

STRONG

agnate blood brother-in-law cognate connection cousin father father-in-law folk folks grandparents in-laws kin kinsman kinsperson mother mother-in-law nephew niece relation sib sibling sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister uncle

WEAK

clansperson great-grandparents

NOUN

relative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cousin father folk mother niece sibling uncle

STRONG

agnate blood brother-in-law cognate connection father-in-law folks grandparents in-laws kinsperson mother-in-law nephew relation sib sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister

WEAK

clansperson great-grandparents

NOUN

woman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

female person

STRONG

daughter girlfriend grandmother matron mother niece wife

WEAK

gal gentlewoman girl lady

Example Sentences

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So my family decided to send me to live with my second aunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“I wasn’t really planning on landing it,” he says, at which point his aunt gasps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Cassidy was eventually caught in 2022 when her aunt visited her bank.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"They didn't give my aunt adequate pain relief at the end of her life," Jacqueline said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

I had to get that sugar for my aunt, and maybe I’d have better luck in town.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney