Aunts Meaning in English

word · lemma: aunt

US

/ˈænts/, /ˈɔnts/

ANTZ or AWNTZ

UK

/ˈɑːnts/

AHNTZ

释义

Female siblings of your parents, or the wives of your uncles. 'Aunts' is the plural form.

用法与细微差别

'Aunts' refers to more than one 'aunt.' Can mean both blood relatives (your parent's sisters) and aunts by marriage (your uncle's wives). Not used for close family friends (in English, unlike some cultures with broader usage).

• Spanish: tías
• Portuguese (BR): tias
• Portuguese (PT): tias
• Chinese (Simplified): 姑妈 - 姑姑 - 阿姨 - 舅妈
• Chinese (Traditional): 姑媽 - 姑姑 - 阿姨 - 舅媽
• Hindi: चाचियाँ - मामी - बुआ
• Arabic: عمّات - خالات
• Bengali: ফুপু - খালা - চাচী - মামী
• Russian: тёти
• Japanese: おばたち
• Vietnamese: các dì - các cô - các thím - các mợ
• Korean: 이모들 - 고모들 - 숙모들
• Turkish: teyzeler - halalar - yengeler
• Urdu: پھوپھیاں - خالائیں - چچیاں - مامیاں
• Indonesian: các cô - các dì - các thím - các mợ

例句

It’s hard to keep in touch with all my aunts now that everyone is busy.

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My aunts live in different cities.

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Both of my aunts are teachers.

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We visited our aunts last weekend.

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My aunts always spoil me when I come to visit.

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All my aunts get together for family holidays.

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