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tía

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “tía” mean in English?

  1. aunt

Example sentences

  • Mi tía es médica.

    My aunt is a doctor.

  • Tengo tres tías.

    I have three aunts.

  • Esa tía es muy maja.

    That girl is really nice. (Spain, informal)

How to use it

Tía means 'aunt' (or, in Spain, an informal 'girl / chick'). Feminine: la tía. The double sense parallels tío.

Common mistake

Tía in informal Spain refers to any female adult ('that girl / chick'). The kinship sense is 'aunt'. Listen to context.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.