aunt
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The guest house owners came to take him back, while his aunt and uncle drove up to be with him.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
After her mother died from cancer and their father died from a heart attack, Darline Graham went to live with an aunt and uncle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The freezer, meanwhile, sits there humming in the corner like a practical aunt with a Costco card and an unusually good memory.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Walsh: For me, it’s just nostalgia, because I’m not married, I have no kids, like I’m that fun aunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Married other girls, sad to say. Now, Eben, if you ever mention a word of this to your aunt, there’ll be trouble for you.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
“They were kind of like our aunts and uncles. And sometimes being young kids and mischievous and stuff, we were almost like the entertainment for them I think,” she told CNN.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
There is no social contract requiring aunts and uncles to divide their estates equally among their nieces and nephews, but unequal inheritances can still pack an unintentional emotional punch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Leah, 54, remembers bringing up the subject of menopause to her mother and aunts, to their horror.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Although he kept contact with his father while in care, his coordinator helped him establish relationships with his wider family, including aunts, uncles, cousins and a half-sister.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
She looked like one of his father’s aunts, the one he’d only met once, when she managed to come over for a week from Puerto Rico.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
