paternal aunt
Dad's female sibling
A paternal aunt is your father's sister.
The term distinguishes her from a maternal aunt, who is your mother's sister.
In some cultures and legal contexts, the distinction between paternal and maternal relatives carries significance for inheritance, family obligations, or naming conventions.
My paternal aunt taught me to play piano when I visited her summers.
Male family elder
- nieceSibling's female offspring
- nephewSibling's male offspring
- cousinAunt or uncle's child
- familyRelated people together
sibling · bloodline · lineage · ancestry · heritage · clan · genealogy · kindred
Guidance on decisions
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- counselExpert guidance offered
- directionWay something faces
teaching · insight · experience · support · instruction · coaching · role model · confidante
Attending to dependents
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- warmthHeat you feel
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- supportTo uphold or sustain
empathy · kindness · protection · love · tenderness · compassion · encouragement · cherish
Aunt, in French/German
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- closenessState of proximity
uncle
Male family elder
family · sibling · bloodline · lineage · ancestry · heritage · clan · genealogy · kindred · kinfolk
advice
Guidance on decisions
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- counselExpert guidance offered
direction · teaching · insight · experience · support · instruction · coaching · role model · confidante · storytelling
caregiving
Attending to dependents
support · empathy · kindness · protection · love · tenderness · compassion · encouragement · cherish · bonding
tante
Aunt, in French/German
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- aunts and unclesmaternal uncle, great-uncle, step-uncle
- extended familyuncle, grandparents, grandparent, great uncle, grandma
paternal auntmaternal aunt
Female sibling of mother
maternal uncle · maternal grandmother · maternal grandfather · maternal side
paternal, aunt, paternity, paternalism, paternalistic, paternally, patriarch, patriarchy, patriarchal