aunt S3 W3 /ɑːnt $ ænt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: ante , from Latin amita ]
the sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your father’s or mother’s brother:
Aunt Mary
⇨ ↑ agony aunt
aunt S3 W3 /ɑːnt $ ænt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: ante , from Latin amita ]
the sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your father’s or mother’s brother:
Aunt Mary
⇨ ↑ agony aunt
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012