great aunt

Frequency: 8.015.0 per million words

The sister of one of your grandparents. Often written as 'great-aunt'.

auntADJECTIVE + NOUN

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great

Examples (10)

  • My great-aunt Emily used to tell the best stories.
  • I'm visiting my great aunt in the countryside this weekend.
  • He inherited a valuable painting from his late great-aunt.
  • My great-aunt lived to be 102 years old.
  • Is she your aunt or your great-aunt?
  • A great-aunt is the sister of one of your grandparents.
  • I have fond memories of baking cookies with my Great-Aunt Sophie.
  • We have three great-aunts coming to the family reunion.
  • My great-aunt's house is filled with antiques.
  • The locket, a gift from her great-aunt, was her most prized possession.