grandaunt

[ grand-ant, -ahnt ]

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

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Origin of grandaunt

1
First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + aunt

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How to use grandaunt in a sentence

  • Larissa and I worked with a borrowed recipe from a friend’s grandaunt, matching it against my mama’s trusted and well-thumbed Joyce Fernandes cookbook.

  • It had belonged to her grandaunt, the nun, Madelaine de Repentigny, and was kept as an heirloom in her family.

    The Golden Dog | William Kirby
  • Betty was almost as tall and only a little more quick and graceful than her grandaunt.

    Betty Leicester | Sarah Orne Jewett
  • grandaunt made over her share of the farm to him, and he cares for all of us.

    Southern Hearts | Florence Hull Winterburn
  • It is my gift to you, grandaunt, bought with the money uncle left me.

    Southern Hearts | Florence Hull Winterburn

British Dictionary definitions for grandaunt

grandaunt

/ (ˈɡrændˌɑːnt) /


noun
  1. another name for great-aunt

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