Meanings
nountantie (plural tanties)
plural tanties
- colloquialAn aunt.
Both of those tapes were picked out by me, but bought by my Tantie Rae.
2016, Issa Rae, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, page 1431 more example
My tantie Kate sits at her wheel, / And sair she lightlies me; / But weel ken I it's a' envy, / For ne'er a joe has she.
1890, Scottish Humorous Poetry, page 6
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tantie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantie
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“tantie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tantie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantie.
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