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Aunt

Learn how to sign aunt in British Sign Language (BSL). The same sign is used for informal English variants including auntie and aunty.

Definition
noun
The sister of someone’s parent, or the wife of an uncle or aunt.

Synonyms
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See also
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Etymology and history
The signs for aunt, uncle, niece and nephew can all have the same hand movement (two fingers tapping the chin). Some signers will separate the fingers for uncle when tapping the chin to help distinguish between aunt and uncle.

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