aunt

[ant, ahnt] / ænt, ɑnt /

NOUN

kinsman

Synonyms

STRONG

agnate blood brother-in-law cognate connection cousin father father-in-law folk folks grandparents in-laws kin kinsperson kinswoman mother mother-in-law nephew niece relation sib sibling sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister uncle

WEAK

clansperson great-grandparents

NOUN

kinswoman

Synonyms

STRONG

agnate blood brother-in-law cognate connection cousin father father-in-law folk folks grandparents in-laws kin kinsman kinsperson mother mother-in-law nephew niece relation sib sibling sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister uncle

WEAK

clansperson great-grandparents

NOUN

relative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cousin father folk mother niece sibling uncle

STRONG

agnate blood brother-in-law cognate connection father-in-law folks grandparents in-laws kinsperson mother-in-law nephew relation sib sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister

WEAK

clansperson great-grandparents

NOUN

woman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

female person

STRONG

daughter girlfriend grandmother matron mother niece wife

WEAK

gal gentlewoman girl lady

Example Sentences

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Crook said Hipolito later lied to ICE officers that Velez was his aunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"We were three people – and also my aunt," says another woman in her 20s.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"You know: my cat's got a disease, my dog's got a disease, my aunt has got a disease."

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Her aunt in Anchorage even texted to let Sullivan know that news of her protest had reached Alaska.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Because I had parents who thought I couldn’t do it and an aunt who insisted I must.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse