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Meanings of great-aunt in English

Portuguese
tia
Catalan
tia-àvia
Spanish
tía abuela

An aunt of your father or mother.

tia
Synonyms
Examples for "grandaunt"
Examples for "grandaunt"
1
I wrote a poem for my grandaunt's funeral when I was seven.
The Irish Times
2
Then we would all go to my grandaunt's house to meet the extended family.
The Irish Times
3
Lady Gordon, the grandaunt of Lord Huntley, was my dame d'atour for a considerable period.
Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 0...
4
Go and shake hands with grandaunt, Esmond!
The Virginians
5
Joe Humphreys grew up hearing the story of the day his grandaunt survived being shot in the head.
The Irish Times
Usage of great-aunt in English
1
He hadn't even seen a TV in his great-aunt's small living room.
Monster Blood
2
And as my great-aunt Jehanne said: it should be the oldest girl.
The Lady of the Rivers
3
Tom's great-aunt sitting in the front row solved the problem for me.
Sahm I am
4
That chest was left to Miss Featherstone by a very dear great-aunt.
Just William’s Luck
5
My great-aunt had a passion for relics; she was also infinitely gullible.
Julian
6
Her great-great-aunt Candace was knitting, and little Phyllis was scouring the hearth.
The Green Door
7
My great-aunt and great-uncle-theywere Maria and Peter-thatwas what they were.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
8
Taking one thing with another, he liked his future great-aunt by marriage.
The Street Called Straight
9
I'm sure I never knuckled to her, though she is my great-aunt.
Different Girls
10
Two years ago my great-aunt Kitty Toone died and left me her diary.
Wife for hire
11
My great-aunt has been buying and renting water rights for decades.
A nose for justice
12
A free trip to San Diego isn't something my great-aunt will turn down.
Swipe
13
If you later discover a great-aunt Nelly and 40 third cousins, tough luck.
The Irish Times
14
When she sat down, her great-aunt pushed the paper toward her.
A nose for justice
15
My great-aunt died from complications from diabetes, as did my grandmother, she said.
Ebony
16
I am Zillina a Sala, a great-aunt of the khirnari and her family.
The White Road
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Translations for great-aunt
Portuguese
tia
Catalan
tia-àvia
Great-aunt through the time