aunt
noun
the sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your uncle
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your aunt. A child often calls a woman ‘auntie’ when she is a close friend of the family.
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a child of your uncle or aunt. This person can also be called your first cousin. A child of the cousin of one of your parents is called a second cousin
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someone who is related to you through a brother, sister, uncle, or aunt of one of your parents
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the brother of one of your parents, or the husband of your aunt. You are his niece or nephew
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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