"great-aunt" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: great-aunts [plural]
Etymology: From great- + aunt. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|great-|aunt}} great- + aunt Head templates: {{en-noun|head=great-aunt}} great-aunt (plural great-aunts)
  1. An aunt of one's parent (i.e. a sister or sister-in-law of one's grandparent). Categories (topical): Female family members Synonyms: grandaunt, great aunt Translations (aunt of one’s parent): prateta [feminine] (Czech), oudtante [feminine] (Dutch), praonklino (Esperanto), isotäti (Finnish), grand-tante [feminine] (French), grand’tante [archaic, feminine] (French), Großtante (German), Großmuhme [feminine, obsolete] (German), Grossmuhme (english: Switzerland and Liechtenstein) [feminine, obsolete] (German), preonklo (Ido), preonklino (Ido), sean-aintín [feminine] (Irish), prozia [feminine] (Italian), 大叔母 (ōoba) (alt: おおおば) (Japanese), amita magna (Latin), пра́тетка (prátetka) [feminine] (Macedonian), nenek saudari (Malay), análí (english: paternal) (Navajo), amá sání (english: maternal) (Navajo), grand'tante [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), grandtante [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), filletante [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), grandtante [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Ellamum [feminine] (Plautdietsch), cioteczna babka [feminine] (Polish), stryjeczna babka (english: by marriage) [feminine] (Polish), tia-avó [feminine] (Portuguese), двою́родная ба́бушка (dvojúrodnaja bábuška) [feminine] (Russian), aact (english: maternal grandmother's sister or maternal grandmother's brother's wife) (Seri), tía-abuela [feminine] (Spanish), gammelfaster (english: parent's paternal) [common-gender] (Swedish), gammelmoster (english: parent's maternal) [common-gender] (Swedish), gammeltant (english: parent's in-law) [common-gender] (Swedish), двою́рідна ба́ба (dvojúridna bába) [feminine] (Ukrainian), hen fodryb [feminine] (Welsh), hen anti [feminine] (Welsh), āmık (Zazaki), xalık (Zazaki)

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      "sense": "by gender",
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          "sister-in-law",
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          "word": "grandaunt"
        },
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          "word": "great aunt"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "prateta"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "fr",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "word": "Großtante"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
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          "code": "io",
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        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sean-aintín"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prozia"
        },
        {
          "alt": "おおおば",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōoba",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "word": "大叔母"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "word": "amita magna"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "word": "nenek saudari"
        },
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          "code": "nv",
          "english": "paternal",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "word": "análí"
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          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
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          "code": "nrf",
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          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "grand'tante"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "grandtante"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "filletante"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "grandtante"
        },
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          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ellamum"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cioteczna babka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "english": "by marriage",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "stryjeczna babka"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tia-avó"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dvojúrodnaja bábuška",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "двою́родная ба́бушка"
        },
        {
          "code": "sei",
          "english": "maternal grandmother's sister or maternal grandmother's brother's wife",
          "lang": "Seri",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "word": "aact"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tía-abuela"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "parent's paternal",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gammelfaster"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "parent's maternal",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gammelmoster"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "parent's in-law",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gammeltant"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dvojúridna bába",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "двою́рідна ба́ба"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hen fodryb"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hen anti"
        },
        {
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "word": "āmık"
        },
        {
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
          "word": "xalık"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "great-aunt"
}
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      "sense": "by gender",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "by reciprocal relationship",
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      "word": "great-niece"
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      "word": "grandaunt"
    },
    {
      "word": "great aunt"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prateta"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oudtante"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "praonklino"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "isotäti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grand-tante"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grand’tante"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "Großtante"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Großmuhme"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "english": "Switzerland and Liechtenstein",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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      "word": "Grossmuhme"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "preonklo"
    },
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "preonklino"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sean-aintín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prozia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おおおば",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōoba",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "大叔母"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "amita magna"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prátetka",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пра́тетка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "nenek saudari"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "english": "paternal",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "análí"
    },
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      "english": "maternal",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "amá sání"
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      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "grand'tante"
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "grandtante"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "filletante"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "grandtante"
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    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ellamum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cioteczna babka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "by marriage",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stryjeczna babka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tia-avó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvojúrodnaja bábuška",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "двою́родная ба́бушка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sei",
      "english": "maternal grandmother's sister or maternal grandmother's brother's wife",
      "lang": "Seri",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "aact"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tía-abuela"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "parent's paternal",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gammelfaster"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "parent's maternal",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gammelmoster"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "parent's in-law",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gammeltant"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dvojúridna bába",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "двою́рідна ба́ба"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hen fodryb"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hen anti"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "āmık"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "aunt of one’s parent",
      "word": "xalık"
    }
  ],
  "word": "great-aunt"
}

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