Meanings
nounmaternal grandmother (plural maternal grandmothers)
plural maternal grandmothers
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Translations
Bengali নানী
- নানী (nani)The mother of one's mother
Catalan àvia materna
- àvia maternaThe mother of one's mother
Chinese Cantonese 婆婆
- 婆婆The mother of one's mother
Chinese Mandarin 外婆, 外祖母
- 外婆 (wàipó)The mother of one's mother
- 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ)The mother of one's mother
Czech babička z matčiny strany
- babička z matčiny stranyThe mother of one's mother
Danish mormor
- mormorThe mother of one's mother
Dutch grootmoeder van moederszijde
- grootmoeder van moederszijdeThe mother of one's mother
Finnish äidinäiti
- äidinäitiThe mother of one's mother
French grand-mère maternelle
- grand-mère maternelleThe mother of one's mother
German Großmutter mütterlicherseits
- Großmutter mütterlicherseitsThe mother of one's mother
Hindi नानी
- नानी (nānī)The mother of one's mother
Hungarian anyai nagyanya, anyai nagymama
- anyai nagyanyaThe mother of one's mother
- anyai nagymamaThe mother of one's mother
Icelandic móðurmóðir
- móðurmóðirThe mother of one's mother
Italian nonna materna
- nonna maternaThe mother of one's mother
Japanese 母方の祖母, 外祖母
- 母方の祖母 (hahakata no sobo)The mother of one's mother
- 外祖母 (gaisobo)The mother of one's mother
- 母方のお婆さん (hahakata no obāsan)The mother of one's mother
Korean 외할머니
- 외할머니 (oehalmeoni)The mother of one's mother
Latin avia maternis
- avia maternisThe mother of one's mother
Norwegian Bokmål mormor
- mormorThe mother of one's mother
Portuguese avó materna
- avó maternaThe mother of one's mother
Russian ба́бушка по ма́тери
- ба́бушка по ма́тери (bábuška po máteri)The mother of one's mother
Scottish Gaelic seanmhair mhàithreil
- seanmhair mhàithreilThe mother of one's mother
Spanish abuela materna
- abuela maternaThe mother of one's mother
Swedish mormor
- mormorThe mother of one's mother
Tamil அம்மாய், அம்மாயி
- அம்மாய் (ammāy)The mother of one's mother
- அம்மாயி (ammāyi)The mother of one's mother
- அம்மாச்சி (ammācci)The mother of one's mother
- அம்மம்மா (ammammā)The mother of one's mother
Thai ยาย
- ยาย (yaai)The mother of one's mother
Turkish anneanne
- anneanneThe mother of one's mother
Vietnamese bà ngoại
- bà ngoạiThe mother of one's mother
Cite this entry
APA
maternal grandmother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20grandmother
MLA
“maternal grandmother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20grandmother. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maternal grandmother,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternal%20grandmother.
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