大おお叔母おば

お

ば

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

grandaunt; great-aunt

Refers to the sister of one's grandparent. The kanji 大叔母 is more common, while 大伯母 is a variant.

私わたしの大おお叔母おばは今年ことしで90歳さいになります。
My grandaunt will turn 90 this year.
大おお

叔母おば

から

昔むかし

の

写しゃ

真しん

を

もらっ

た

。

I received old photos from my great-aunt.

おば
おば means 'aunt' (parent's sister), while おおおば means 'grandaunt' (grandparent's sister).
大おお叔父おじ
大叔父 is the male counterpart, meaning 'granduncle' or 'great-uncle'.

Built from

大おお+叔母おば

Written forms

大おお叔母おばUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling for a grandparent's sister.
大おお伯母おばUsage22%
Variant kanji spelling; 伯母 typically refers to a parent's older sister, but here it is used for a grandparent's sister.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (おお, 'great') + 叔母 (おば, 'aunt'), literally 'great aunt'. The reading おおおば is a straightforward combination of the readings of the components.