maternal aunt

母方のおば

自分の母親の姉または妹。

やさしい英語で： Your mother’s sister.

• My maternal aunt lives nearby.
• We visited our maternal aunt during the holidays.
• Is she your maternal aunt or your father’s sister?

類義語： aunt

よく使う表現： my maternal aunt, maternal aunt and uncle

母方のおじの妻

母親の兄弟の妻、または以前の妻。

やさしい英語で： The wife or former wife of your mother’s brother.

• My maternal aunt married my mother’s brother.
• Our maternal aunt stayed close to us after the divorce.
• We invited my maternal aunt and her husband to dinner.

類義語： aunt

よく使う表現： my maternal aunt, a maternal aunt

母方の大おば

母方の祖母の姉妹など、母の家系で上の世代にあたるおば。

やさしい英語で： An aunt in an older generation of your mother’s family, such as your grandmother’s sister.

• Her maternal aunt was actually her grandmother’s sister.
• The family called their great-aunt a maternal aunt.
• An older maternal aunt told us stories about our grandparents.

よく使う表現： an elderly maternal aunt, a distant maternal aunt