aunt
Also known as sister of parent, parent's sister, sister-in-law of parent, parent's sister-in-law
thumb|upright=1.4|An aunt and her Niece and nephew|niece in Tigray, [[Ethiopia]] thumb|Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (right) with her nephew Prince Pedro Augusto sitting on her lap. At left, Isabel's sister Princess Leopoldina holding her son Prince Augusto Leopoldo, c. 1868 An aunt is a female individual who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent(aunt-in-law). Aunts who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. Alternate terms include auntie or aunty.
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An aunt is a female relative who is either a sibling of one of your parents or married to one of your parents' siblings. Aunts are considered second-degree relatives and play a familial role in many cultures and family structures.
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thumb|upright=1.4|An aunt and her Niece and nephew|niece in Tigray, [[Ethiopia]] thumb|Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (right) with her nephew Prince Pedro Augusto sitting on her lap. At left, Isabel's sister Princess Leopoldina holding her son Prince Augusto Leopoldo, c. 1868 An aunt is a female individual who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent(aunt-in-law). Aunts who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. Alternate terms include auntie or aunty.
Aunt, auntie, and aunty also may be titles bestowed by parents and children to close friends of one or both parents who assume a sustained caring or nurturing role for the children. Children in some cultures and families may refer to the cousins of their parents as aunt or uncle due to the age and generation gap. The word comes from via Old French ante and is a family relationship within an extended or immediate family.