Grandaunt

Grandaunt
Grandaunt \Grand"aunt"\, n. [Cf. F. grand'tante.] The aunt of one's father or mother. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • grandaunt — [grand′ant΄] n. GREAT AUNT …   English World dictionary

  • grandaunt — noun Date: 1826 the aunt of one s father or mother called also great aunt …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grandaunt — /grand ant , ahnt /, n. an aunt of one s father or mother; great aunt. [1820 30; GRAND + AUNT] * * * …   Universalium

  • grandaunt — noun The aunt of one’s parent; a great aunt. See Also: granduncle …   Wiktionary

  • grandaunt — n. aunt of one s father or mother, great aunt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grandaunt — grand•aunt [[t]ˈgrændˌænt, ˌɑnt[/t]] n. an aunt of one s father or mother; great aunt • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • grandaunt —   Same as grandmother …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • grandaunt — noun an aunt of your father or mother • Syn: ↑great aunt • Hypernyms: ↑aunt, ↑auntie, ↑aunty …   Useful english dictionary

  • great-grandaunt — /grayt grand ant , ahnt /, n. an aunt of one s grandfather or grandmother. * * * …   Universalium

  • great-grandaunt — /grayt grand ant , ahnt /, n. an aunt of one s grandfather or grandmother …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”