grandaunts
Grandparents' sisters collectively
Grandaunts is the plural of grandaunt—the sister of one's grandparent, or equivalently, the aunt of one's parent.
The term is interchangeable with great-aunt: My grandaunts always gathered at Thanksgiving.
Some families prefer one form over the other, but neither is more correct.
Grandparents' brothers
- great-unclesGrandparents' brothers
- auntiesParents' sisters, casually
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- great-grandparentsGrandparents' own parents
cousins · second cousins · nieces · nephews · in-laws · kinfolk · relations · blood relatives
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- pedigreeRecord of descent
forebears · ancestors · progenitors · roots · origin · descent · family history · genealogical
Female family rulers
- eldersSenior community members
- family storiesNarratives passed through generations
- passed downTransmitted through lineage
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
legacy · succession · generational · bygone era · old days · remembrance · traditions · wisdom
Advanced in years
- seniorHigher in rank
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
gray-haired · retired · nursing home · visited · caregiving · frail · spry · sharp-minded
granduncles
Grandparents' brothers
- great-unclesGrandparents' brothers
- auntiesParents' sisters, casually
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
great-grandparents · cousins · second cousins · nieces · nephews · in-laws · kinfolk · relations · blood relatives · extended family
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
pedigree · forebears · ancestors · progenitors · roots · origin · descent · family history · genealogical · tracing
matriarchs
Female family rulers
- eldersSenior community members
- family storiesNarratives passed through generations
- passed downTransmitted through lineage
inheritance · legacy · succession · generational · bygone era · old days · remembrance · traditions · wisdom · firsthand accounts
aged
Advanced in years
- seniorHigher in rank
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
nonagenarian · gray-haired · retired · nursing home · visited · caregiving · frail · spry · sharp-minded · old-fashioned
grandauntsgrandnieces
Female relatives two generations removed
grandnephews · great-nieces · great-nephews · grandchildren · descendants