AUNT

Aunt

An aunt is a person who is the sister or sister-in-law of a parent. Aunts are second-degree relatives and share 25% genetic overlap. A half-aunt is a half-sister of one's parent and is a third-degree relative with 12.5% genetic overlap.

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aunt

Noun

  1. A sister or sister-in-law of someone’s parent.
  2. (also great-aunt or grandaunt) A person's grandparent's sister or sister-in-law.
  3. (usually auntie) A grandmother.
  4. An affectionate term for a woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.


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