Comments on Profile Post by Gandire Alea

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aunt

in this case: elder brother's wife, bhābhī

hmm, it can also be taken as: term of address for any woman of one's age; sister

There are also these types of definitions if you want more
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=aunt

fumu...
nope, not in the slightest, thanks

Bhabhi is just sister-in-law or used to address a woman/neighbour that you know

I wonder if sister-in-law is given because that is the closest translation available...
I mean, the fact the the word can be used for two different ways like that, and that the second meaning is any random woman you know, is a bit... dismissive??

I mean not really? There are other words too like jethani and devrani. Thing is sister-in-law in English can mean,
- husband's sister
- husband's brother's wife
- wife's sister
- wife's brother's wife

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Hindi/Family_relations

And like words that can be used to refer to an stranger when talking with them mean that they are respectful

fumu...
thanks~