Meanings
noungrandfather-in-law (plural grandfathers-in-law)
plural grandfathers-in-law
- A grandfather of one's spouse.
Origin
Translations
Catalan ressogre
- ressogregrandfather of one's spouse
Dutch schoongrootvader
- schoongrootvadergrandfather of one's spouse
Esperanto boavo
- boavograndfather of one's spouse
Finnish puolison isoisä, isoappi
- puolison isoisägrandfather of one's spouse
- isoappigrandfather of one's spouse
French beau-grand-père
- beau-grand-pèregrandfather of one's spouse
German Schwiegergroßvater, Schwiegeropa
- Schwiegergroßvatergrandfather of one's spouse
- Schwiegeropagrandfather of one's spouse
Hungarian nagyapós
- nagyapósgrandfather of one's spouse
Latin prosocer
- prosocergrandfather of one's spouse
Malay datuk mertua
- datuk mertuagrandfather of one's spouse
Spanish abuelo político
- abuelo políticograndfather of one's spouse
Turkish kayın dede
- kayın dedegrandfather of one's spouse
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Chicago
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