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auntdom

auntdom noun: the state of being an aunt.

Noun

auntdom (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state of being an aunt.
    • The unemployed maternal instincts of the wife easily work themselves out in an unlimited and universal auntdom.1894, The Yellow Book - Volume 3, page 14
    • You enter the twilight world of ageing auntdom.2001, John Singleton, The Creative Writing Workbook, page 234
    Synonyms:
    aunthood, auntness

Synonyms of auntdom

Origin of auntdom

From aunt + -dom.

Questions about auntdom

What does auntdom mean?
Auntdom means the state of being an aunt.
What part of speech is auntdom?
Auntdom is a noun.

Words near auntdom in the dictionary

  1. Aunt Thomasina
  2. Aunt Thomasinas
  3. Aunt Tomasina
  4. aunt-in-law
  5. auntcest
  6. auntdom
  7. aunters
  8. aunthood
  9. aunticide
  10. auntie
  11. auntie arm

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