grandaunt

[ grand-ant, -ahnt ]

/ ˈgrændˌænt, -ˌɑnt /

noun

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

Nearby words

grand-scale, grandad, grandad shirt, grandam, grandame, grandaunt, grandbaby, grandchild, granddad, granddaddy, granddaddy of them all

Origin of grandaunt

First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + aunt

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Examples 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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