grandaunt

[ grand-ant, -ahnt ]

/ ˈgrændˌænt, -ˌɑnt /

noun

an aunt of one's father or mother; great-aunt.

Origin of grandaunt

First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + aunt

Words nearby grandaunt

grand, grandad, grandad shirt, grandam, Grand Army of the Republic, grandaunt, grandbaby, Grand Bahama, Grand Banks, Grand Canal, Grand Canary

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Example sentences from the Web for grandaunt

Reluctant to go to her grandaunt before it was necessary, she consented.
Anne|Constance Fenimore Woolson
"Grandaunt," began Anne, as the carriage rolled along the country road.
Anne|Constance Fenimore Woolson
During the summer, do you still live in the old country house on the Hudson, grandaunt?
Anne|Constance Fenimore Woolson
Then one of the wild-eyed ones stabbed Queen Marguerite, her grandaunt, you know, and the game was on.
The Web of the Golden Spider|Frederick Orin Bartlett

She hoped to return to Mademoiselle at the half-house, and remain there until the school opened—if her grandaunt was willing.
Anne|Constance Fenimore Woolson

British Dictionary definitions for grandaunt

grandaunt

/ (ˈɡrændˌɑːnt) /

noun

another name for great-aunt

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单词	grandaunt
释义	grandaunt [ grand-ant, -ahnt ] / ˈgrændˌænt, -ˌɑnt / noun an aunt of one's father or mother; great-aunt. Origin of grandaunt First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + aunt Words nearby grandaunt grand, grandad, grandad shirt, grandam, Grand Army of the Republic, grandaunt, grandbaby, Grand Bahama, Grand Banks, Grand Canal, Grand Canary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grandaunt Reluctant to go to her grandaunt before it was necessary, she consented. Anne\|Constance Fenimore Woolson "Grandaunt," began Anne, as the carriage rolled along the country road. Anne\|Constance Fenimore Woolson During the summer, do you still live in the old country house on the Hudson, grandaunt? Anne\|Constance Fenimore Woolson Then one of the wild-eyed ones stabbed Queen Marguerite, her grandaunt, you know, and the game was on. The Web of the Golden Spider\|Frederick Orin Bartlett She hoped to return to Mademoiselle at the half-house, and remain there until the school opened—if her grandaunt was willing. Anne\|Constance Fenimore Woolson British Dictionary definitions for grandaunt grandaunt / (ˈɡrændˌɑːnt) / noun another name for great-aunt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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