aunties
Mom's sisters, fondly
Aunties is the plural of auntie, an affectionate or informal form of aunt.
The word carries warmth that the formal aunt sometimes lacks: The aunties gathered in the kitchen to gossip.
In many cultures, aunties extends beyond blood relatives to include older women in a community who offer guidance, food, or unsolicited opinions about your life choices.
Affectionate arm wraps
- warmthHeat you feel
- caringShowing kind concern
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
tenderness · doting · endearing · fussing · spoiling · coddling · sweetness · pet names
Good judgment from experience
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- seniorityRank from length of service
- matriarchFemale family leader
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
respect · deference · advice · life lessons · stories · traditions · old-fashioned · generational
Advice for decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- teacherOne who instructs others
- confidanteTrusted female friend
role model · support · encouragement · wisdom · listener · trusted · advocate · helper
Collective of connected people
- eldersSenior community members
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- matchmakingArranging romantic connections
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
hugs
Affectionate arm wraps
fondness · tenderness · doting · endearing · fussing · spoiling · coddling · sweetness · pet names · blessings
wisdom
Good judgment from experience
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- seniorityRank from length of service
- matriarchFemale family leader
venerable · respect · deference · advice · life lessons · stories · traditions · old-fashioned · generational · senior
guidance
Advice for decisions
confidante · role model · support · encouragement · wisdom · listener · trusted · advocate · helper · advisor
community
Collective of connected people
- eldersSenior community members
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- matchmakingArranging romantic connections
relatives
Those connected by blood
uncles · siblings · grandparents · in-laws · extended family · clan · bloodline · lineage · genealogy · heritage
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- PakistanIslamabad, Karachi, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan
- matchmakingmatchmaker, matchmakers, matchmaking, matchmaking services, introduction
- South AsianIndian, Pakistani, Bengali, Bangladeshi, Hindi
- chosen familychosen family, found family, framily, kindred spirits, adopted family
auntiesnieces
Siblings' female children
nephews · niblings · grandchildren · granddaughters · daughters
- dear auntie
- Auntie Em
- Auntie Anne'sPretzel franchise
- Auntie FloMenstrual cycle euphemism