Usage of "great aunt"

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Grandparent's sister.

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Usage of great aunt in English

In a small room hangs a black-and-white photo of her great aunt. 
 BBC 

When my great aunt died, he sent a large bouquet of flowers. 
 The Guardian 

He was obedient; that is he did what his great aunt told him. 
 Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories 

Maybe this woman is one of Ruth's relatives, a grandmother or great aunt. 
 The Guardian 

She inherited it from her great aunt, Adelina, wife of the third duke. 
 The Hand in the Dark 

But this one I inherited-sheis a great aunt of mine. 
 The Motor Girls Through New England; or, Held by the Gypsies 

And my great aunt Bertha, already so old, would she, too, be there? 
 The Story of a Child 

You're a grandmother, or a great aunt, or something, Amina! 
 Forgiving ararat 

Hanna, my great aunt, who died aged eight of TB. 
 The Guardian 

I had a great aunt, aged eighty-three when she died. 
 The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy 

The high funny voice rose again: Oh, my great aunt! 
 Jeremy 

This is sacred ground, said community activist Kristi Williams, whose great aunt survived the massacre. 
 Reuters 

For several years our writer's great aunt corresponded with one of Ireland's leading republican rebels. 
 The Guardian 

Only his grandfather and great aunt survived the journey. 
 BBC 

At night I slept by the side of my great aunt, where I felt safe. 
 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself 

The child's father planned what he would do with the money after the great aunt died. 
 The new yorker 

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Translations for great aunt

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Great aunt through the time

Great aunt across language varieties

United States of America

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United Kingdom

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Meanings of great aunt in English