Do Brits say aunt or Auntie?

Aussies tend to use ‘aunty’ more, whilst the Brits use ‘auntie’. Both use aunty or auntie to refer to our Broadcasting Corporations, the ABC and the BBC.

What does Auntie mean in British?

British English: auntie /ˈɑːntɪ/ NOUN. Someone’s auntie is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle. His uncle is dead, but his auntie still lives here.

Is aunt and Auntie the same?

An aunt is a woman who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Aunts who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. Known alternate terms include auntie or aunty.

What do you call your aunt in England?

It should be “Auntie”, which is quite normal. – Lorel C. Jan 7 ’19 at 4:43.

What is English Tita?

1Philippines An aunt.

What is a Auntie?

The definition of auntie is an affectionate term used for one of your parents’ sisters or sisters in law. An example of auntie is your favorite relative, your mom’s sister.

What do aunties mean?

Definitions of aunty. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle. synonyms: aunt, auntie. Antonyms: uncle. the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt.

What are aunties and uncles called?

If you have brothers and sisters, they are your siblings; your mother and father are your parents. The word sibling comes from Old English, and just means related by blood. I suggest taking the parental ‘p’ to replace the ‘s’, so aunts and uncles are ‘piblings’.

In what language does Tita mean aunt?

Spanish
Borrowed from Spanish tita, diminutive of tía (“aunt”), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

What is the English of Tito and Tita?

Members of the family

Where does Auntie come from?

auntie (n.) 1787, also aunty, familiar diminutive form of aunt. It also was a form of kindly address to an older woman to whom one is not related, originally in southern U.S., of elderly slave women.