great-aunt

noun

ˈgrāt-ˈant How to pronounce great-aunt (audio)
-ˈänt

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Jeri Harms, Stefanie's great-aunt, earlier told the Brooklyn Squad podcast that Stefanie had run away before but was always found in the woods by family members. David Chiu, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 Angela Lansbury played the formidable Lady Adelaide Stitch, the family’s great-aunt. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024 In fact, inviting children to weddings at all is more of a Southern practice than in other regions, as a big Southern wedding is treated almost like a reunion of sorts, little kids and great-aunts and all. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024 Originally published in 1980 and now reissued in English, this photo novel, as its creator called it, tells the story of his great-aunts (widowed Suzanne, never-married Louise) living together in Paris. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for great-aunt 

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First Known Use

1525, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of great-aunt was in 1525

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“Great-aunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-aunt. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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