paternal aunt
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aunt — (n.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. aunte, from O.Fr. ante (Mod.Fr. tante, from a 13c. variant), from L. amita paternal aunt dim. of *amma a baby talk word for mother (Cf. Gk. amma mother, O.N. amma grandmother, M.Ir. ammait old hag, Heb. em … Etymology dictionary
aunt — [ant, änt] n. [ME & OFr aunte < L amita, paternal aunt, dim. of * amma, mother (< baby talk)] 1. a sister of one s mother or father 2. the wife of one s uncle … English World dictionary
Aunt Bee — Infobox character name = Beatrice Aunt Bee Taylor caption = Aunt Bee s first appearance, The New Housekeeper (1960). first = The New Housekeeper last = Mayberry R.F.D. cause = gender = Female age = 58 (in 1960 when The Andy Griffith Show debuts)… … Wikipedia
aunt — [13] Aunt appears to come ultimately from *amma, a hypothetical non Indo European word for ‘mother’ (parallel to Indo European *mammā, and like it reproducing syllables perceived to be uttered by babies), which at some point was borrowed into… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
aunt — [13] Aunt appears to come ultimately from *amma, a hypothetical non Indo European word for ‘mother’ (parallel to Indo European *mammā, and like it reproducing syllables perceived to be uttered by babies), which at some point was borrowed into… … Word origins
paternal uncle — noun A brother or brother in law of ones father. See Also: maternal uncle, paternal aunt … Wiktionary
Paternal Affairs — Infobox Television episode Title = Paternal Affairs Series = The King of Queens Season = 1 Episode = 5 Writer = Jeff Sussman Director = Brian K. Roberts Production = 105 Airdate = October 19, 1998 Episode list = List of The King of Queens… … Wikipedia
aunt — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elderly ▪ maiden (esp. BrE), spinster (esp. AmE), unmarried ▪ widowed ▪ maternal, paternal … Collocations dictionary
paternal — adj. Paternal is used with these nouns: ↑aunt, ↑grandfather, grandmother, ↑grandparent, ↑instinct, ↑love, ↑role, ↑uncle … Collocations dictionary
half aunt — noun a) A half sister of ones parent. b) A half sister in law ones parent. Syn: paternal half aunt, maternal half aunt … Wiktionary
