a middle-aged or older (and usually more distant) female relative, an aunt · Used to address older women in general. · a middle-aged or older woman (in general), an older lady (possibly implying outmoded views, clothing, or the like)
çekim: çoğul tanter · tamlayan tants
köken: From French tante, from Old French ante (nominative form), from Latin amita, diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *amma-, *ama- (“mother”), a lost baby-word of the papa-type.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-ró-s Proto-Balto-Slavic *stā́ˀras Proto-Slavic *stàrъ Old Polish stary Polish stary Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ Proto-Slavic *-a Old Polish -a Polish -a Polish stara From stary + -a.