great-aunt

[ greyt-ant, -ahnt ]

/ ˈgreɪtˌænt, -ˌɑnt /

noun

a grandaunt.

Origin of great-aunt

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby great-aunt

greasy wool, great, great ape, Great Attractor, great auk, great-aunt, great auricular nerve, Great Australian Bight, Great Awakening, great barracuda, Great Barrier Reef

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Example sentences from the Web for great-aunt

"I'm very shocked about it," says Willa Lou Duley, Shaquan's great-aunt by marriage, when reached at home by phone.
The Copycat Killer Mom|Harriet McLeod|August 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
One doesn't calculate to, as Great-aunt Jessamine always says.
Holiday Stories for Young People|Various
"Wish you a great many," responded the great-aunt, in stereotyped phrase.
Faith Gartney's Girlhood|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Felicity shouted our names and Great-aunt Eliza shook hands all round.
The Golden Road|Lucy Maud Montgomery

Letitia whispered forcibly, “Through a little green door in my Great-aunt Peggy's cheese-room.”
The Green Door|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
"My great-aunt Sally Tylah is to our house this mawnin'," she announced, confidentially.
The Little Colonel|Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for great-aunt

great-aunt

grandaunt

noun

an aunt of one's father or mother; sister of one's grandfather or grandmother

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单词	great-aunt
释义	great-aunt [ greyt-ant, -ahnt ] / ˈgreɪtˌænt, -ˌɑnt / noun a grandaunt. Origin of great-aunt First recorded in 1650–60 Words nearby great-aunt greasy wool, great, great ape, Great Attractor, great auk, great-aunt, great auricular nerve, Great Australian Bight, Great Awakening, great barracuda, Great Barrier Reef Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for great-aunt "I'm very shocked about it," says Willa Lou Duley, Shaquan's great-aunt by marriage, when reached at home by phone. The Copycat Killer Mom\|Harriet McLeod\|August 17, 2010\|DAILY BEAST One doesn't calculate to, as Great-aunt Jessamine always says. Holiday Stories for Young People\|Various "Wish you a great many," responded the great-aunt, in stereotyped phrase. Faith Gartney's Girlhood\|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney Felicity shouted our names and Great-aunt Eliza shook hands all round. The Golden Road\|Lucy Maud Montgomery Letitia whispered forcibly, “Through a little green door in my Great-aunt Peggy's cheese-room.” The Green Door\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman "My great-aunt Sally Tylah is to our house this mawnin'," she announced, confidentially. The Little Colonel\|Annie Fellows Johnston British Dictionary definitions for great-aunt great-aunt grandaunt noun an aunt of one's father or mother; sister of one's grandfather or grandmother 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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