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- [greyt ant, ahnt]
- /greɪt ænt, ɑnt/
- /ɡreɪt ɑːnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [greyt ant, ahnt]
- /greɪt ænt, ɑnt/
Definitions of great-aunt word
- noun great-aunt a grandaunt. 1
- noun great-aunt grandparent's sister 1
- noun great-aunt great-uncle's wife 1
- noun great-aunt an aunt of one's father or mother; sister of one's grandfather or grandmother 0
- noun great-aunt a sister of any of one's grandparents; grandaunt 0
- noun great-aunt An aunt of one's parent. 0
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Origin of great-aunt
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Great-aunt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
great-aunt popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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