co-aunt en · NOUN
Etymology
* co- + aunt
Meanings
- of a woman, an aunt of one's niece or nephew who is not one's sister; a co-sister-in-law as common aunt to the children of two women's married siblings.
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a woman's sister, as aunt in common to the children of a third sibling
A few years ago, my sister and co-aunt Judy started flying [our niece and nephew] Violet and Dash down to California to spend a week with her
2008 August 4, “Camp Jean”, in The Favorite Aunt: Not that it’s a competition, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2009:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| co-aunts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
co-sister-in-law (sibling's spouse's sister)