auntdom

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noun

The state of being an aunt.

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aunthoodauntness
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Meanings

nounauntdom (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state of being an aunt.

    You enter the twilight world of ageing auntdom.

    2001, John Singleton, The Creative Writing Workbook, page 234
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    The unemployed maternal instincts of the wife easily work themselves out in an unlimited and universal auntdom.

    1894, The Yellow Book - Volume 3, page 14

    To my surprise, Ursula Low (it is high time to liberate her from auntdom) writes with a light and easy swing.

    2015, Ferdinand Mount, The Tears of the Rajas, page 8

    Synonyms: aunthood, auntness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being an aunt.

Similar
aunthoodauntness
Also see
aunthoodauntness

Origin

From aunt + -dom.

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APA

auntdom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auntdom

MLA

“auntdom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auntdom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auntdom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auntdom.

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