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# aunt

noun (aunt, aunts; auntie, aunty)

«aunt» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An aunt is the sister of your mother or father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#m1)
2. An aunt is also the wife of your uncle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#m2)
3. «Auntie» is a friendly word for an aunt or for an older woman friend of the family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#m3)

### In the lessons

a person who gives or gets things; ages compared; in families: your aunt's children are your cousins; in stories: a kind or strict aunt looks after a child; phrases: «Aunt Mary», «great-aunt» (your parent's aunt)

### Examples

- His aunt gave him $10. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x1)
- My aunt is 35 years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x2)
- She has 2 aunts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x3)
- Aunt Mary baked 24 cookies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x4)
- My aunt is my mum's younger sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x5)
- We stayed with Auntie Jo for the holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x6)
- My aunt's children are my cousins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x7)
- His great-aunt is 90 years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x8)
- Aunt Em was washing the dishes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/#x9)

### Note

A person; giving from an aunt adds to the child's amount. «Aunt» takes a capital letter before a name: Aunt Mary. Pronounced «ant» (US) or «arnt» (UK); in the US it sounds like the insect «ant».

## In Jewish tradition

In Leviticus 18:14 it names a forbidden relative: the wife of one's father's brother. Marriage with her is not allowed.

**Interpretation.** It belongs to the list of forbidden family marriages in Leviticus 18. The rabbis taught that these laws keep family life holy and pure.

### Examples

- Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy fathers brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. (Torah LEV.18.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aunt/#x1)

### Note

A person; giving from an aunt adds to the child's amount. «Aunt» takes a capital letter before a name: Aunt Mary. Pronounced «ant» (US) or «arnt» (UK); in the US it sounds like the insect «ant».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «aunt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«aunt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aunt.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «aunt» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/aunt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«aunt» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/aunt.html) on Mova free.