aunt

«aunt» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the sister of your mother or father — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (aunt, aunts; auntie, aunty)

meaning for a pupil

1) An aunt is the sister of your mother or father. tree →

2) An aunt is also the wife of your uncle. tree →

3) «Auntie» is a friendly word for an aunt or for an older woman friend of the family. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Leviticus 18:14 it names a forbidden relative: the wife of one's father's brother. Marriage with her is not allowed. Interpretation: It belongs to the list of forbidden family marriages in Leviticus 18. The rabbis taught that these laws keep family life holy and pure. In the primary lessons: a person who gives or gets things; ages compared; in families: your aunt's children are your cousins; in stories: a kind or strict aunt looks after a child; phrases: «Aunt Mary», «great-aunt» (your parent's aunt)

examples

• Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy fathers brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. (Torah LEV.18.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• His aunt gave him $10. tree →
• My aunt is 35 years old. tree →
• She has 2 aunts. tree →
• Aunt Mary baked 24 cookies. tree →
• My aunt is my mum's younger sister. tree →
• We stayed with Auntie Jo for the holidays. tree →
• My aunt's children are my cousins. tree →
• His great-aunt is 90 years old. tree →
• Aunt Em was washing the dishes. tree →

note

A person; giving from an aunt adds to the child's amount. «Aunt» takes a capital letter before a name: Aunt Mary. Pronounced «ant» (US) or «arnt» (UK); in the US it sounds like the insect «ant».

In the corpora

• Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy fathers brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
• Cousins are the children of your aunts and uncles, and families spread out, so some cousins only meet at weddings and funerals.
• Baby elephants stay close to mothers and aunts, who circle them when lions or hyenas come; babies suck their trunks for comfort.
• "Aunt Flo" is a joking American way to talk about a period; there is no aunt.
• She shuts it and tells her aunt, and that small act could save a life.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aunt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.