`anakē

a word from vocabulary Hawaiian by ʻŌiwi Parker Jones  
Word form `anakē
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning Broader meaning in Hawaiian, since females of your parents' generation (or older) may be called `anakē, even if they are of no relation. An `anakē is a female friend of your parents.
Comments on word Note: makuahine is an older term, which has fallen out of use with this meaning (although it still means 'mother'). makuahine `ōpio used to mean 'parent's younger sister' specifically, while makuahine makua meant 'parent's older sister'.
Word source Pukui & Elbert 1986
Analyzability unanalyzable
Age Pukui & Elbert 1986 [30] (1550–1986)