great-aunt

See also: greataunt and great aunt

English

Alternative forms

great aunt

Etymology

From great- +‎ aunt.

Noun

great-aunt (plural great-aunts)

An aunt of one's parent.

Synonyms

grandaunt

Antonyms

(by gender) great-uncle

Translations

aunt of one’s parent

Czech: prateta (cs) f
Dutch: oudtante (nl)
Esperanto: praonklino
Finnish: isotäti (fi)
French: grand-tante (fr) f
German: Großtante (de)
Ido: preonklo, preonklino
Irish: sean-aintín f
Italian: prozia (it) f
Japanese: 大叔母 (ja) (おおおば, ōoba)

Macedonian: пра́тетка f (prátetka)
Malay: nenek saudari
Navajo: análí (paternal), amá sání (maternal)
Norman: grand'tante f (Jersey)
Norwegian: grandtante (no)
Portuguese: tia-avó (pt) f
Russian: двою́родная ба́бушка (ru) f (dvojúrodnaja bábuška)
Seri: aact (maternal grandmother's sister or maternal grandmother's brother's wife)
Spanish: tía abuela f
Zazaki: āmık, xalık

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