antain

Old French

Etymology

From Latin amita (see the nominative form ante), combined with Vulgar Latin *amitāna.

Noun

antain f (oblique plural antainz, nominative singular ante, nominative plural antainz)

  1. aunt (sister of one's parents)
    • circa 1250, Marie de France, Fraisne
      Se vostre ante s'aparceveit
      mult durement li pesereit
      If your aunt found out about it
      it would weigh very heavily on her

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