grand-aunt
An elderly woman, my grand-aunt, knits a colorful scarf in her cozy living room.
Definition
- Noun:
- Aunt of one's parent: "grand-aunt" refers to the aunt of one's father or mother. This means she is the sister of one's grandparent or the wife of one's granduncle.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- My grand-aunt, who is my grandmother's sister, visited us last summer. (The sister of my grandmother.)
- I inherited a beautiful antique clock from my grand-aunt. (The aunt of one of my parents.)
Advanced Usage
- "Great-aunt": An alternative term for "grand-aunt", though "great-aunt" is more commonly used in modern English.
- She is my great-aunt, my grandfather's sister. (Equivalent to grand-aunt.)
Variants and Related Words
Granduncle (n): the uncle of one's parent; the brother of one's grandparent.
- My granduncle, my grandmother's brother, lives in Canada. (The brother of a grandparent.)
Great-aunt (n): a synonym for grand-aunt, often used interchangeably.
- Her great-aunt taught her how to cook. (Same as grand-aunt.)
Synonyms
- Great-aunt: the more common term for the aunt of one's parent.
- Aunt-grand: a rare, formal variant.
Related Idioms
- No specific idioms are associated with "grand-aunt", as it is a familial relationship term.