The definition of valiant is someone or something very brave or determined. An example of valiant is Aragorn going to battle to protect Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings.

intransitive verb. : to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays They all cowered silently in their places, seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen.—

Cower sentence example The anxious child did nothing but cower in the corner of the noisy classroom. When you hold your hand out does it cower or show interest? Even though he was terrified of the bigger dog, the little puppy wouldn’t cower in front of him.

verb

to crouch or shrink back, as in fear or shame.

Valiant is a word used to characterize someone or something as having a notable amount of boldness, resolve, and moral fiber.

N M noon; midday; south.

1a : the uppermost point : vertex the apex of a mountain. b : the narrowed or pointed end : tip the apex of the tongue. 2 : the highest or culminating point the apex of his career.

Key Differences

1. Aunt is the formal word and when one refers or call their aunt in informal way it becomes aunty or auntie.
2. The word aunty is said to be of more frequent use in British English, whereas the word auntie is said to be of more frequent use in American English.

Definitions of aunty. noun. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle. synonyms: aunt, auntie.

Sometimes, children use the terms aunt, aunty and auntie to refer to unrelated adult female friends. There is no real difference between aunty and auntie. As explained above, they are both affectionate terms for aunt. However, auntie is much more commonly used than aunty.

However, while you may not be biologically related to the person, here in Hawai’i, is not uncommon for you to be addressed as Aunty or Uncle by someone “usually” younger then you. Hanai is the Hawaiian word meaning adopt. Today it is not uncommon to hear that you have been “hanai’d” by a person or family.

In Hawaiian culture, to call an elder auntie or uncle is to communicate endearment and respect, along with an implied familial bond. Related to hanai is the common usage of the words is sistah, brah and cuz (sister, brother, and cousin, respectively), which communicate a similar sense of (extended) family.

For example, if you are middle aged and a child addresses an elderly person as “Aunty Ella,” refer to that person as “Aunty Ella”; if the child refers to an elderly person as “Grandma” or “Tutu” (Hawaiian for grandparent) and no one refers to that person otherwise as “Aunty Ella,” refer to her as “Grandma” or “Tutu.” …

In Hawaii, everybody is everyone’s uncle or aunty or sistah or bruddah. Not necessarily in a blood-related way but in a way that’s more a sign of respect toward one another.