grandaunt

American  

[grand-ant, -ahnt] / ˈgrændˌænt, -ˌɑnt /

noun

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

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grandaunt British  

/ ˈɡrændˌɑːnt /

noun

1. another name for great-aunt

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Etymology

Origin of grandaunt

First recorded in 1820–30; grand- + aunt

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Example Sentences

She was Rahel’s baby grandaunt, her grandfather’s younger sister.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

The silence sat between grandniece and baby grandaunt like a third person.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Neither niece nor baby grandaunt labored under any illusions on that account.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Outside, he waited for his mother, his sister and his baby grandaunt.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

A few rooms away, while his baby grandaunt snored, Estha awoke.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy