AUNT


Meaning of AUNT in English

n.1 the sister of one's father or mother.

2 an uncle's wife.

3 colloq. an unrelated woman friend of a child or children.

Phrases and idioms:

Aunt Sally

1. a game in which players throw sticks or balls at a wooden dummy.

2 the object of an unreasonable attack. my (or my sainted etc.) aunt sl. an exclamation of surprise, disbelief, etc.

Etymology: ME f. AF aunte, OF ante, f. L amita

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.