aunt

おば

父母の姉妹、または父母の兄弟姉妹の妻。

やさしい英語で： The sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your parent’s brother or sister.

• My aunt lives nearby.
• We visited our aunts and uncles on Sunday.
• Is she your aunt or your grandmother?

よく使う表現： my aunt, aunt and uncle, someone’s aunt

おばさん

親族のように親しく接する年上の女性で、多くは家族の友人。

やさしい英語で： An older woman, often a close family friend, whom you treat like a relative.

• We call our neighbour Aunt Rose.
• She was an aunt to all the children on our street.
• My mother’s closest friend became my favourite aunt.

使い方： an aunt to someone (She has always been an aunt to my children.)

よく使う表現： call someone aunt, aunt to someone, dear aunt