tante

la tante
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
feminine noun
a. aunt
Nous déjeunons avec ma tante tous les dimanches.We have lunch with my aunt every Sunday.
b. auntie
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Ma tante Anne-Marie est la plus jeune des sœurs de mon père.My Auntie Anne-Marie is the youngest of my father's sisters.
c. aunty
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Lucas adore aller chez sa tante pour jouer avec ses cousins.Lucas loves to go to his aunty's house to play with his cousins.
2.
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
(homosexual man)
a. fairy
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
b. fag
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
c. poof
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
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