Aunt

[1] Children in some cultures and families may refer to the cousins of their parents as aunt or uncle due to the age and generation gap.

The gender-neutral term pibling, a shortened form of parent's sibling, may refer to either an aunt or an uncle.

In some cultures, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, respected senior members of the community, often also referred to as Elders, are addressed as "uncle" (for men) and "aunt" for women, as a mark of seniority and respect, whether related or not,[7][8] such as Aunty Kathy Mills.

Instead, there are specific terms describing a person's kinship to their mother's female sibling, and a person's kinship to their father's female sibling, per the following table:[citation needed] Aunts in popular culture have not always been portrayed as positive roles.

Childless aunts are often subjected to othering in popular culture and presented as exotic or as having a second-best role, with motherhood preferred.