tante

French

noun
Definitions
  • aunt
  • (pejorative) homosexual (man); faggot, fag (US); poof (UK)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ante (aunt) inherited from Latin amita (paternal aunt, father's sister).

Origin

Latin

amita

Gloss

paternal aunt, father's sister

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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