An informal and endearing term for a great-aunt — the kind of word children coin naturally and families adopt without thinking about it. It's warmer and more manageable than 'great-aunt,' easier to say, and perfectly captures the affection most families feel for the slightly eccentric older relative who always brings sweets and opinions. Common in British and Scottish family speech, it's the sort of word that sounds like it was always there even if you've never heard it before.
Every Christmas, Grauntie Mabel arrived first and left last, and nobody would have it any other way.
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(slang, or, childish) A great-aunt.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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