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aunts

/ænts/ /ɑːnts/

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noun

阿姨，姑妈，婶婶，舅妈，姨妈。

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. "

我的堂/表兄弟姐妹有两位姨妈/舅妈，她们是我妈妈那边的亲戚，还有一位姑妈/婶婶，她是我爸爸那边的亲戚。

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noun

婶婶，姑妈，姨妈，舅妈

The female cousin of one’s parent.

Examples :

"My mom has two sisters, so I have two aunts. "

我妈妈有两个姐妹，所以我有两个姨妈或者姑妈。

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noun

干妈，阿姨

A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

Examples :

"Even though Mrs. Rodriguez wasn't related to us, we called her "Aunt Maria" because she was a close friend of my parents and always treated us like family. "

虽然罗德里格斯太太和我们家没有亲戚关系，但我们还是叫她“玛丽亚阿姨”，因为她是爸妈的好朋友，而且总是把我们当成家人一样对待。

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noun

伯母，婶母，老妪。

Any elderly woman.

Examples :

"The children respectfully called the elderly women at the community center "aunts." "

孩子们尊敬地称呼社区中心里的老妪们为“阿姨”。

age family person

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noun

老鸨，鸨母

A procuress or bawd.

Examples :

"In the old port city, some unscrupulous "aunts" arranged meetings for sailors seeking illicit pleasures. "

在那个旧港口城市里，一些黑心的“老鸨”会为寻求不正当快乐的水手安排会面。