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maiden aunt
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maiden auntnoun
an unmarried aunt
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maiden auntnoun
Literally, an aunt who has never been married. Figuratively, it is a term used as the prototype of a person who is broadly naive and not wise in worldly ways; as, he knows as much about programming as my maiden aunt.
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maiden aunt
A maiden aunt refers to an unmarried, usually older, sister of one's mother or father, hence an aunt who has never married. The term "maiden" is often used to denote a woman who has not wedded. However, this term is generally perceived as old-fashioned and not widely used in modern English discourse and can be viewed as archaic or dated. In some contexts, this term might also be used to refer to a female relative who plays a significant role in an individual's life, similar to the role stereotypically associated with aunts, regardless of her marital status or biological relation to the person.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maiden aunt in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maiden aunt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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