great-aunt
/ˌɡreɪt ˈɑːnt/noun
उच्चारण ग्रेट आन्ट
दादा या नाना की बहन, दादी या नानी की बहन
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the sister of your grandfather or grandmother
दादा या नाना की बहन, दादी या नानी की बहन
- My great-aunt still writes letters by hand.
- We visited my great-aunt in Jaipur.
- Our great-aunt bakes the best cakes in the family.
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- I got this brass lamp from my great-aunt.
- My great-aunt is ninety, and she still walks to the market.
Synonyms grand-aunt
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
great-aunt (countable, hyphenated)
Great-aunt is a countable noun, usually written with a hyphen; the plural is great-aunts.
Great-aunt countable noun है, प्रायः hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है; इसका plural great-aunts है।
- My great-aunt lives in Jaipur.
- Both of her great-aunts attended the wedding.
my great-aunt / Radhika's great-aunt (possessive)
The noun is usually introduced by a possessive, because it names a relationship to a particular person.
यह noun प्रायः possessive के साथ आता है, क्योंकि यह किसी व्यक्ति से रिश्ते को दर्शाता है।
- Radhika's great-aunt told her stories of the freedom struggle.
- Our great-aunt sends us sweets every Diwali.
great-aunt as a form of address
In English, relatives are often addressed as Aunt + name or just by a family name, and 'Great-aunt' is rarely used as direct address.
अंग्रेज़ी में रिश्तेदारों को प्रायः Aunt + नाम से पुकारा जाता है; सीधे संबोधन में 'Great-aunt' का प्रयोग कम होता है।
- Aunt Meera, please sit here.
- This is my great-aunt, Meera.
great-aunt by marriage
If the woman is the wife of a grandparent's brother, we say great-aunt by marriage.
यदि महिला दादा या नाना के भाई की पत्नी हो, तो great-aunt by marriage कहते हैं।
- She is my great-aunt by marriage.
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possessive + great-aunt
myourhishertheir
- Her great-aunt gave her a silver coin on her birthday.
verb + great-aunt
visitcallmeetlive withstay with
- We visit our great-aunt every summer holiday.
adjective + great-aunt
elderlyfavouritewealthykindmaternal
- My maternal great-aunt is ninety years old.
great-aunt + relative terms
great-unclegrandmothercousinniece
- My great-aunt and great-uncle live together in the village.
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- Radhika's great-aunt still remembers the day India became independent.
राधिका की परदादी की बहन आज भी वह दिन याद करती हैं जब भारत स्वतंत्र हुआ।
- My great-aunt knitted a woollen cap for every child in the family.
मेरी दादी की बहन ने परिवार के हर बच्चे के लिए ऊनी टोपी बुनी।
- We went to the railway station to receive my great-aunt from Lucknow.
हम अपनी बड़ी बुआ-दादी को लखनऊ से लेने रेलवे स्टेशन गए।
- The photograph shows my father with his great-aunt as a boy.
तस्वीर में मेरे पिता बचपन में अपनी दादी की बहन के साथ दिख रहे हैं।
- A great-aunt is the sister of one's grandparent.
Great-aunt किसी के दादा-दादी या नाना-नानी की बहन होती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Great-aunt and grandaunt mean the same relative, but great-aunt is the more usual term.
Great-aunt और grandaunt एक ही रिश्तेदार को बताते हैं, पर great-aunt अधिक प्रचलित शब्द है।
The sister of a grandparent; the standard British term.
दादा-दादी या नाना-नानी की बहन; मानक British शब्द।
- My great-aunt came for the festival.
The brother of a grandparent.
दादा-दादी या नाना-नानी का भाई।
- My great-uncle served in the navy.