néni

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈneːni] Hyphenation: né‧ni Rhymes: -ni === Noun === néni (plural nénik) aunt, Mrs. (a form of address for an older woman, especially by children or in case of great age difference) Coordinate term: bácsi Olga néni ― Aunt Olga Kovács néni ― Mrs. Kovács doktor néni ― (lady) doctor (childish) aunt (any adult woman) Synonyms: nő, asszony, hölgy Coordinate term: bácsi (dated) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) synonym of nagynéni (“aunt”, the sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent) (dated) (chiefly with a possessive suffix) synonym of néne (“elder sister”) ==== Usage notes ==== It may sound patronizing when used by adults (e.g. by a doctor to address his/her patient), whether with or without a name element. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === néni in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.