auntdom

English

Etymology

aunt +‎ -dom

Noun

auntdom (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state of being an aunt.
    • 1894, The Yellow Book - Volume 3, page 14:
      The unemployed maternal instincts of the wife easily work themselves out in an unlimited and universal auntdom.
    • 2001, John Singleton, The Creative Writing Workbook, page 234:
      You enter the twilight world of ageing auntdom.
    • 2015, Ferdinand Mount, The Tears of the Rajas, page 8:
      To my surprise, Ursula Low (it is high time to liberate her from auntdom) writes with a light and easy swing.

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