My grandparents always got me to refer to their neighbours/close friends as auntie and uncle. And I see no problem with that. When you're a child it feels strange talking to adults on a first name basis (personal opinion) thus I'd always refer to them as Aunt Bettie/Aunt Val (still do actually and now i'm 22 lol).
If your kid is used to calling people aunt/uncle/gran/grandad/etc then there is no need to change that and it'd just end up confusing and upsetting them as to why they were no longer allowed to call so & so auntie.
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