great-aunt

noun

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

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Tanner's great-aunt also told the court that Terry had multiple children. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Tanner Horner’s great-aunt took the witness stand briefly to talk about his father’s troubled upbringing. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026 The defense then called Tanner Horner's great-aunt Dottie; his father was her nephew. Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 Nathan learned about the fate of a great-aunt, who was confined at Theresienstadt, and her grandson, who by a circuitous, ultimately tragic path is remembered by Catholics as a martyr. Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 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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