tante

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US/ˈtɑn.tə/

noun

A Jewish aunt.

OriginYiddish טאַנטע ← German Tante ← French tante →
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Meanings

nountante (plural tantes)

plural tantes

  1. usuallyA Jewish aunt.

Origin

  1. Frenchtante
  2. GermanTante
  3. Yiddishטאַנטע
  4. Englishtante

Borrowed from Yiddish טאַנטע (tante), from German Tante, from French tante.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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