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autie

/ˈɔːti/

autie noun: an autistic person.

Noun

autie (plural auties)

  1. (endearing, informal, nonstandard, autism) An autistic person.
    • We must enable nonverbal auties to communicate by independent typing on devices that talk for them.2001, Jerry Newport, Your Life is Not a Label
    • For auties whose meltdowns take a more physical form, even if all the frustration is directed against property rather than people...2005, Dinah Murray, Coming Out Asperger

Forms of autie

pluralauties

Origin of autie

Clipping of autistic + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Words that rhyme with autie

Questions about autie

What does autie mean?
Autie means an autistic person.
What part of speech is autie?
Autie is a noun.
How do you pronounce autie?
Autie is pronounced /ˈɔːti/.
What is the plural of autie?
The plural of autie is auties.

Words near autie in the dictionary

  1. authress
  2. authresses
  3. authrix
  4. auths
  5. authserv
  6. autie
  7. auties
  8. autigender
  9. Autin
  10. Autins
  11. autism

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