Meaning of filletante | Babel Free

Definitions

1. first cousin once removed (your parent's female cousin)
   feminine
2. the wife of one's uncle
   colloquial, feminine, masculine
3. near female friend or other female relative of the family, who acts like an aunt for the children
   feminine
4. aunt (the female cousin of one’s parent)
   colloquial, feminine, masculine
5. a close female friend of one's parents
   colloquial, feminine, masculine
6. great-aunt (an aunt of one's parent)
   feminine, masculine

Examples

“[prins William av Storbritannia] skal også ha spurt sin filletante Sophie, som er gift med prins Edward (Charles [sic] bror), til råds”

[Prince William of Great Britain] is also said to have asked his uncle's wife Sophie, who is married to Prince Edward (Charles [sic]'s brother), for advice

“jeg ble lært opp til å kalle [mors og fars venner] onkler og tanter og skjønte først langt seinere at de bare var filletanter og filleonkler”

I was taught to call [mother's and father's friends] uncles and aunts and only realized much later that they were just close friends of my parents

“for meg og mange andre var hun filletante og husvenn, ubetalelig og uforglemmelig”

to me and many others she was a close female friend of their parents and housemate, priceless and unforgettable