grandaunt
noun
grand·aunt
ˈgrand-ˈant 
-ˈänt
: the aunt of one's father or mother
called also great-aunt
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Like an old soul born to be a star, Eric loved to entertain and bring smiles to everyone around him – and always found an adoring audience in his family, said Mary Joseph, Eric’s grandaunt.
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Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 9 Oct. 2023
My husband’s grandaunt and I bond over my love of polenta.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
The great-great-great-grandaunt of protagonist Josephine was among those set ablaze; her burning took place on the beach.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
There, under the tutelage of a maternal grandaunt, she was taught ancient Irish ways of life known as the Brehon laws.
—New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Initially, the group was run by advisors handpicked by Birla’s grandaunt, Priyamvada Birla.
—Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 17 June 2019
Burns is one of many black people who, in addition to biological mothers, have aunts, grandaunts, or other women who have played a hand in their upbringing.
—Brandon T. Harden, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
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Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 9 Oct. 2023
My husband’s grandaunt and I bond over my love of polenta.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
The great-great-great-grandaunt of protagonist Josephine was among those set ablaze; her burning took place on the beach.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
There, under the tutelage of a maternal grandaunt, she was taught ancient Irish ways of life known as the Brehon laws.
—New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Initially, the group was run by advisors handpicked by Birla’s grandaunt, Priyamvada Birla.
—Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 17 June 2019
Burns is one of many black people who, in addition to biological mothers, have aunts, grandaunts, or other women who have played a hand in their upbringing.
—Brandon T. Harden, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
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“Grandaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandaunt. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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grandaunt
noun
grand·aunt
ˈgran-ˈdant
-ˈdȧnt
: an aunt of one's father or mother
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