# auntie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæn.ti/ · frequency rank #19,525

## Definitions
1. Diminutive of aunt.
2. Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
3. Female domestic helper.
4. An elderly gay man.

## Etymology
From aunt + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **aunty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auntie-vs-aunty)
- **Austin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auntie-vs-austin)
- **Aussie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auntie-vs-aussie)
- **aunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aunt-vs-auntie)
- **ante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-auntie)
- **Annie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annie-vs-auntie)
- **Angie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angie-vs-auntie)
- **Artie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artie-vs-auntie)
- **Arnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arnie-vs-auntie)

## Common misspellings (7)
`anutie`, `aunite`, `aunntie`, `auntei`, `aunttie`, `autnie`, `uantie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/auntie