great-aunt

[ greyt-ant, -ahnt ]

noun
  1. a grandaunt.

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Origin of great-aunt

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First recorded in 1650–60

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British Dictionary definitions for great-aunt

great-aunt

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

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