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A half-aunt is a half-sister of a parent. A maternal aunt is the sister of one's mother. A paternal aunt is the sister of one's father. An aunt-in-law is the aunt of one's spouse. A parent's first cousin may be called a second aunt. A great-aunt [2] [3] or grandaunt [4] (sometimes written grand-aunt [5]) is the sister of one's grandparent.
Rose Fleming Maylie is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist who is eventually discovered to be the title character's maternal aunt. Though she plays a significant role in the novel, she is often omitted from dramatisations of the story.
Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith (née Stanley; 24 April 1906 – 6 December 1991) was a maternal aunt and the parental guardian of the English musician John Lennon. Mimi Stanley was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, [2] the oldest of five daughters. She became a resident trainee nurse at the Woolton Convalescent Hospital and later worked as a ...
According to the Theri-apadāna, Gotamī started on the path of the Dhamma during the time of Padumuttara Buddha, when she was born to a wealthy family in Hamsavati.She witnessed Padumuttara Buddha place his aunt, a bhikkhuni, in a senior position, and aspired to achieve the same position after providing offerings to the Buddha and his followers for seven days.
Mary Frances Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone GCVO (née Bowes-Lyon; 30 August 1883 – 8 February 1961), was a British aristocrat.She was an elder sister of Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom later The Queen Mother, and a maternal aunt and godmother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sybill Penn may have been the maternal aunt described as the "dry nurse", invited to serve in the prince's household as a connection of William Sidney. [30] Mary Sidney gave Elizabeth a pelican jewel as a New Year's Day gift in 1573, possibly as a reproach for Elizabeth's perceived ingratitude for nursing her in 1562 when she had smallpox.
She was the maternal aunt of the writer, fashion designer, and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt. During most of Furness's relationship with the Prince of Wales, she was married to British nobleman Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness. They married in 1926 and divorced in 1933, the year before Thelma's relationship with the Prince of Wales ended.
Mimi Smith (maternal aunt) Julia Baird (née Dykins ; born 5 March 1947) is a British retired teacher and author. She is the younger half-sister of English musician John Lennon , and is the eldest daughter of his mother Julia Lennon and John 'Bobby' Albert Dykins.