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great-aunt

NOUN
  1. an aunt of your father or mother

How To Use great-aunt In A Sentence

  • Everyone in my line can change, from my grandfather to my great-aunt Doris. How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf
  • On my last visit before her death, accompanied by my mother and by Nurse, my great-aunt had been alert in her freezing flat. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
  • Michael worked the pub and took it over from my great-aunt.
  • I separate peas and beans for my great-aunt, just like I do for Grandpa at his house. The Memory Palace
  • This summer, Papernick has gone as old school as your great-aunt Gidl, getting out the cart and doing something booksellers wish all authors could do -- handselling copies of his fabulous new collection of short stories, "There is No Other," one copy at a time at local markets with the slogan, "Bringing Market-Fresh Fiction Directly to the People. Alex Green: The Right (and Old School) Way to Sell A Book
  • In June my great-aunt passed away in Pecos, TX and I headed back home for the funeral - I had just been there a few weeks before for vacation. Marfa and a plate of stacked enchiladas | Homesick Texan
  • The smallest group, the oldest generation that included grandparents, great-aunts, and great-uncles, and occasionally a great-grandparent, took up only a few chairs. Shock of Gray
  • A horrible orange blanket in my front room; drinking bourbon with my great-aunt Mary in St Louis.
  • I'm not just saying this for effect: my mother corrected me recently when I spoke of her aunt, my great-aunt, in the present tense.
  • Technically, they are great-aunts and great-uncles, but when talking about them or addressing them directly, I call them aunt or uncle.
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