grauntie

English

Alternative forms

• graunty

Etymology

Blend of great- +‎ auntie

Noun

grauntie (plural graunties)

1. (slang or childish) A great-aunt.

   Coordinate term: gruncle

   • 1870, Horace Elisha Scudder, The Riverside Magazine for Young People, page 419:

     "Graunty! what a funny name!"
     "Well, you know, she is papa's aunty, and, of course, our great-aunty, so we say Graunty for short."

   • 2017 June 27, Lisa Ann Scott, Back on the Map, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     Grauntie's snores filled the whole space.

   • 2019 March 29, Cheri Gienger, Oopsie Daisy, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:

     One day, my Grauntie was babysitting me.