Often the person children go to when they are too nervous to tell their parents something.

"The one who made me a first aunt." This acknowledges the child as the person who changed the woman’s status and identity within the family forever. Guide: How to Use or Celebrate This Topic

In Azerbaijani traditions, the maternal aunt ( xala ) is often the "safe haven" for children. She is:

The phrase is an Azerbaijani expression that translates to "The soul of my life, the one who made me an aunt for the first time."

A necklace or bracelet for the aunt with the child's birthstone or initial.

"Xala olmaq ananın yarısı olmaqdır, sən isə mənim o yarımı tamamladın." (Being an aunt is being half a mother; you completed that half for me.)