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die Tante (-n)
   aunt; old dear (lady), woman

Haben Sie eine Tante oder einen Onkel?
Do you have an aunt or an uncle?
Tante Petunia konnte Tiere nicht ausstehen.
Aunt Petunia hated animals. (Harry Potter 3)
Zeituni Onyango, eine Tante von US-Präsident Barack Obama, hat politisches Asyl in den USA erhalten.
Zeituni Onyango, an aunt of US President Barack Obama, has been granted political asylum in the USA.

Related:
der Tante-Emma-Laden corner store, mom-and-pop-store
tantenhaft like an old maid

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