aunts
Cousins' mothers, perhaps
Aunts is the plural of aunt—the sisters of one's parents, or the wives of one's uncles.
The word appears in contexts involving family gatherings or inheritance: My aunts always brought the best dishes to Thanksgiving.
An aunt by marriage may be distinguished from a blood aunt, though both are simply aunts in everyday use.
Sibling's female offspring
- nephewSibling's male offspring
- cousinAunt or uncle's child
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- grandfatherFather's or mother's father
mother · father · sister · brother · in-laws · godmother · kinship · relatives
One providing daily assistance
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- confidanteTrusted female friend
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- adviceGuidance on decisions
wisdom · support · encouragement · affection · warmth · babysitting · spoiling · treats
Descended through maternal line
- maternal grandmotherMother's female parent
- maternal lineageAncestry through mothers
- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
- maternal bondMother's emotional connection to offspring
Aunt, in French/German
- elderSenior figure of authority
- respectRegard with honor
- endearmentAffectionate word or phrase
- courtesy titlePolite form of address
Traced through fathers
- paternal grandmotherFather's side matriarch
- paternal lineageAncestry through fathers
niece
Sibling's female offspring
- nephewSibling's male offspring
- cousinAunt or uncle's child
- grandmotherMother of a parent
grandfather · mother · father · sister · brother · in-laws · godmother · kinship · relatives · extended family
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- confidanteTrusted female friend
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
advice · wisdom · support · encouragement · affection · warmth · babysitting · spoiling · treats · gifts
matrilineal
Descended through maternal line
- maternal grandmotherMother's female parent
- maternal lineageAncestry through mothers
- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
tante
Aunt, in French/German
- elderSenior figure of authority
- respectRegard with honor
- endearmentAffectionate word or phrase
courtesy title · family friend · community elder · church mother · neighbor
patrilineal
Traced through fathers
- paternal grandmotherFather's side matriarch
- paternal lineageAncestry through fathers
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- womenmothers, women, females, gals, daughters
- family bondslove, parent-child bond, trust, sibling bond, loyalty
- extended householdgrandparents, in-laws, uncles, cousins, nieces
- family generationsgenerations, generation, grandparents, grandchildren, grandparent
- family reunionrelatives, cousins, uncles, grandparents, siblings
auntsnieces
Siblings' female children
nephews · grandmothers · granddaughters · mothers · daughters
- great auntParent's parent's sibling
- Aunt May
- dear auntie
- maternal auntFemale sibling of mother
- maiden auntParent's unmarried sister
- Aunt FloEuphemism for menstruation
aunt, auntie, aunty, aunties, great-aunt, grandaunt, aunthood, grandaunts, great-aunts