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Plural of aunt

regular plural

The plural of aunt is aunts.

Forms of aunt

Singularaunt /ɑːnt/
Pluralaunts
Countablecountable

Aunts in a sentence

  • No-one can find Bertie Wooster when his aunts come to visit.From the entry come
  • Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces are collateral relatives.From the entry collateral
  • Her favorite Chanukah memories were of eating latkes and sour cream while her mother gossiped with the aunts and cousins.From the entry latke
  • Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions.From the entry parental
  • And even in a world dominated by aunts, there were auntless interludes of great charm.1966, Richard Joseph Voorhees, P. G. Wodehouse. From the entry auntless

Meaning of aunt

  1. noun The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
  2. noun The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
  3. noun A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

Full definition of aunt

Questions about the plural of aunt

What is the plural of aunt?
The plural of aunt is aunts.
Is aunt countable?
Aunt is a countable noun.

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