AUNT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does aunt mean? 

• AUNT (noun)
  The noun AUNT has 1 sense:

1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

  Familiarity information: AUNT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUNT (noun)

Meaning:

The sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

aunt; auntie; aunty

Hypernyms ("aunt" is a kind of...):

kinswoman (a female relative)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aunt"):

grandaunt; great-aunt (an aunt of your father or mother)

maiden aunt (an unmarried aunt)

Antonym:

uncle (the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt)