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maiden aunt

/ˈmeɪdən ɑːnt/

Tradução: Termo algo antiquado que designa uma parente do sexo feminino, geralmente tia, que nunca se casou; costuma carregar o sentido de solteirona, mulher que leva uma vida quieta e doméstica.

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/ˈmeɪdən ɑːnt/C1formalbritishobsoleto
  • ptTermo algo antiquado que designa uma parente do sexo feminino, geralmente tia, que nunca se casou; costuma carregar o sentido de solteirona, mulher que leva uma vida quieta e doméstica.

A somewhat old-fashioned term referring to an unmarried, older female relative, typically a sister of one's parent, who has never been married. The phrase often carries connotations of a spinster or a woman living a quiet, domestic life.

  1. Unmarried auntB2formalbritish

    An aunt who has never been married.

    ptTia solteira

    • My maiden aunt lived with us when I was a child.
    • She was the typical maiden aunt who doted on her nieces and nephews.
    • The inheritance was left to his maiden aunt.