grauntie

English

Alternative forms

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.
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