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aunt
aunt S3 W3 /ɑːnt $ ænt/ 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