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aunts

/ænts/ /ɑːnts/

Meanings
noun
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

Examples :

"My cousins have two aunts on my mother's side of the family and one on my father's. "
family person

Related Words

Illustration generation

generation noun

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation.

"The new generation of computers has dramatically improved the speed of our work. "

Illustration unscrupulous

unscrupulous adjective

/ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/

Without scruples; immoral.

"The unscrupulous salesman convinced the elderly woman to buy a worthless investment. "

Illustration sisters

sisters noun

/ˈsɪstəz/ /ˈsɪs.tɚz/

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

Illustration meetings

meetings noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋz/

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration respectfully

respectfully adverb

/ɹɪˈspɛktfəli/

In a respectful manner.

"Sentence: "The student listened respectfully to the teacher's instructions." "

Illustration cousins

cousins noun

/ˈkʌzɪnz/ /ˈkʌzn̩z/

The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin.

"I think my cousin is a good man."

Illustration pleasures

pleasures noun

/ˈplɛʒəz/ /ˈplɛʒɚz/

A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.

"He remembered with pleasure his home and family."

Illustration procuress

procuress noun

/ˈproʊkjʊrəs/ /prəˈkjʊrəs/

A female procurer.

"The madam, acting as a procuress, introduced the young women to wealthy clients. "

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arranged verb

/əˈɹeɪndʒd/

To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

"She arranged the books on the shelf by color. "