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tantie

tantie noun: an aunt.

Noun

tantie (plural tanties)

  1. (colloquial) An aunt.
    • My tantie Kate sits at her wheel, / And sair she lightlies me; / But weel ken I it's a' envy, / For ne'er a joe has she.1890, Scottish Humorous Poetry, page 6
    • Both of those tapes were picked out by me, but bought by my Tantie Rae.2016, Issa Rae, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, page 143

Forms of tantie

pluraltanties

Questions about tantie

What does tantie mean?
Tantie means an aunt.
What part of speech is tantie?
Tantie is a noun.
What is the plural of tantie?
The plural of tantie is tanties.

Words near tantie in the dictionary

  1. tante
  2. tanterum
  3. tanterums
  4. tantes
  5. tanteuxenite-(Y)
  6. tantie
  7. tanties
  8. tantilizing
  9. Tantillo
  10. Tantillos
  11. tantipartite

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