great-aunt

noun

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

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My great-aunt and great-uncle had built this house along with my grandfather. Bo Evans, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Back in ’73, Syl had inherited the house, and its problems and its mortgage, from her great-aunt. Literary Hub, 18 June 2026 Sally and Raymond Haik were Dunn’s great-aunt and great-uncle. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 The call is from her great-aunt. Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 June 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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