mătușă
aunt
Beginner Noun Feminine
🔊
Pronunciation
/ˈmə.tu.ʃə/
💡
Cultural Note
Romanian children often address older female relatives or close family friends as 'tanti' (a less formal term for aunt). Aunts traditionally play a nurturing role and are often involved in childcare, especially in extended family settings.
📝 Example Sentences
Mătușa mea face cele mai bune prăjituri.
My aunt makes the best cakes.
Mătușa Maria vine la noi de Crăciun.
Aunt Maria comes to our place for Christmas.
Am stat la mătușa când eram copil.
I stayed with my aunt when I was a child.