great-aunt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of great-aunt
First recorded in 1650–60
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They were also third-degree relatives, suggesting a connection such as great-aunt and niece or cousins.
From Science Daily
In the kitchen, her great-aunt Leonor had grumbled at her cold hands and given her a cup of hot cordial, when there was a knock on the door.
From Literature
“So much loss, but we have been fortunate. We were taken in by my great-aunt here in Naples.”
From Literature
It was my late grandmother and my late great-aunt who found the house in Altadena, but no one knows exactly why they settled there.
From Los Angeles Times
But her life took a devastating turn in September after Saabirin's great-aunt agreed that Diiriye's family, who needed a home help, could take her in.
From BBC
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