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

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Your grandnieces are fortunate to have such a forward-thinking and generous great aunt.

From MarketWatch

"If your aunt has given you a jumper that you didn't like, do not regift this to your cousin," she says.

From BBC

So her aunt and uncle tried to salvage the matchmaking with a chaperoned Chinese dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal

Konrad Cheng decided to join the course in memory of his aunt who was deaf and sometimes struggled to access services.

From BBC

I just enjoy her being my brother’s soon-to-be wife, and aunt to my kids, and we try to leave that relationship where it should be, there.

From The Wall Street Journal

aunt

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