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.

Synonyms

• aunthood
• auntness