Meanings
nounmaternal grandfather (plural maternal grandfathers)
plural maternal grandfathers
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Translations
Bengali নানা
- নানা (nana)one's mother's father
Catalan avi matern
- avi maternone's mother's father
Chinese Cantonese 公公, 外公
- 公公one's mother's father
- 外公 (ngoi⁶ gung¹)one's mother's father
- 外祖父 (ngoi⁶ zou² fu⁶)one's mother's father
Chinese Mandarin 外公, 外祖父
- 外公 (wàigōng)one's mother's father
- 外祖父 (wàizǔfù)one's mother's father
Czech dědeček z matčiny strany
- dědeček z matčiny stranyone's mother's father
Danish morfar
- morfarone's mother's father
Dutch grootvader van moederszijde
- grootvader van moederszijdeone's mother's father
Finnish äidinisä
- äidinisäone's mother's father
French grand-père maternel
- grand-père maternelone's mother's father
German Großvater mütterlicherseits
- Großvater mütterlicherseitsone's mother's father
Hindi नाना, नानू
- नाना (nānā)one's mother's father
- नानू (nānū)one's mother's father
- मातामह (mātāmah)one's mother's father
Hungarian anyai nagyapa
- anyai nagyapaone's mother's father
Icelandic móðurfaðir
- móðurfaðirone's mother's father
Italian nonno materno
- nonno maternoone's mother's father
Japanese 母方の祖父, 外祖父
- 母方の祖父 (hahakata no sofu)one's mother's father
- 外祖父 (gaisofu)one's mother's father
- 母方のお爺さん (haha kata no ojīsan)one's mother's father
Korean 할아버지, 외할아버지
- 할아버지 (harabeoji)one's mother's father
- 외할아버지 (oeharabeoji)one's mother's father
Latin avus maternus
- avus maternusone's mother's father
Malay nenek lelaki
- nenek lelakione's mother's father
Norwegian Bokmål morfar
- morfarone's mother's father
Portuguese avô maternal
- avô maternalone's mother's father
Scottish Gaelic seanair màithreil
- seanair màithreilone's mother's father
Spanish abuelo materno
- abuelo maternoone's mother's father
Swedish morfar
- morfarone's mother's father
Thai ตา
- ตา (dtaa)one's mother's father
Vietnamese ông ngoại
- ông ngoạione's mother's father
Cite this entry
APA
maternal grandfather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20grandfather
MLA
“maternal grandfather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20grandfather. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maternal grandfather,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20grandfather.
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