Aunt
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King James Dictionary [1]
'AUNT, n. L. amita, contracted.
The sister of one's father or mother, correlative to nephew or niece.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1):
(n.) A bawd, or a prostitute.
(2):
(n.) The sister of one's father or mother; - correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.
(3):
(n.) An old woman; and old gossip.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
ant דודה , dōdhāh , "loving"): A father's sister (Exodus 6:20 ); an uncle's wife (Leviticus 18:14; Leviticus 20:20 ). See Relationships , Family .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(דּוֹדָה, dodah', fem. of דּוּד, a friend, hence uncle), one's father's sister (Exodus 6:20), also an uncle's wife (Leviticus 18:14; Leviticus 20:20). (See Affinity).
