grandaunt

[ grand-ant, -ahnt ]

/ ˈgrændˌænt, -ˌɑnt /

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noun

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

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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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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.
How I Tried (and Failed) And Tried Again to Master the Goan Bebinca Cake|Joanna Lobo|April 1, 2021|Eater
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
It is strange, said grandaunt Guion, that Barbe has no lover.
A Little Girl in Old St. Louis|Amanda Minnie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for grandaunt

grandaunt

/ (ˈɡrændˌɑːnt) /

noun

another name for great-aunt

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