在英语中，姨母的英文是"aunt"。来源是古法语的"ame"，意思是"母亲的妹妹"。例如：

My aunt took care of me when I was a child.

(我小时候是姨母照顾我的。)

She's my father's sister, so she's my aunt.

(她是我爸爸的妹妹，所以她是我的姨母。)

I always enjoy spending time with my aunt.

(我一直喜欢和姨母在一起。)