aunt
noun [ C ] uk/ɑːnt/ us/ænt/ (informal auntie, aunty)
A2 姑母;姨母;婶婶;伯母;舅母
the sister of someone's father or mother, or the wife of someone's uncle or aunt
I have an aunt in Australia. 我有一个姑妈在澳大利亚。
This is my Aunt Camille. 这是我姑妈卡米尔。
[ as form of address ] Do you want some tea, Aunt Alice? 爱丽丝姨母，您要喝点儿茶吗?
- More examples
- After my aunt died, we arranged for her house to be cleared .
- We're going to visit my aunt and uncle on Sunday .
- She has two rather aged aunts.
- She always behaves badly when her aunts come to visit.
- We used to spend the weekends at my aunt's cottage in the country.