Meanings
nounpaternal grandfather (plural paternal grandfathers)
plural paternal grandfathers
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Translations
Bengali দাদা
- দাদা (dada)one's father's father
Catalan avi patern
- avi paternone's father's father
Chinese Cantonese 爺爺 /爷爷, 祖父
- 爺爺 /爷爷one's father's father
- 祖父 (zou² fu⁶)one's father's father
Chinese Mandarin 爺爺 /爷爷, 祖父
- 爺爺 /爷爷 (yéye)one's father's father
- 祖父 (zǔfù)one's father's father
Czech dědeček z otcovy strany
- dědeček z otcovy stranyone's father's father
Danish farfar
- farfarone's father's father
Dutch grootvader van vaderszijde
- grootvader van vaderszijdeone's father's father
Finnish isänisä
- isänisäone's father's father
French grand-père paternel
- grand-père paternelone's father's father
German Großvater väterlicherseits
- Großvater väterlicherseitsone's father's father
Hindi दादा
- दादा (dādā)one's father's father
Hungarian apai nagyapa
- apai nagyapaone's father's father
Icelandic föðurfaðir
- föðurfaðirone's father's father
Italian nonno paterno
- nonno paternoone's father's father
Japanese 父方の祖父, 父方のお爺さん
- 父方の祖父 (chichikata no sofu)one's father's father
- 父方のお爺さん (chichi kata no ojīsan)one's father's father
Korean 친할아버지
- 친할아버지 (chinharabeoji)one's father's father
Latin avus paternus
- avus paternusone's father's father
Norwegian farfar
- farfarone's father's father
Polish dziadek po mieczu, dziadek ojczysty
- dziadek po mieczuone's father's father
- dziadek ojczystyone's father's father
Portuguese avô paterno
- avô paternoone's father's father
Scottish Gaelic seanair athaireil
- seanair athaireilone's father's father
Spanish abuelo paterno
- abuelo paternoone's father's father
Swedish farfar
- farfarone's father's father
Thai ปู่
- ปู่ (bpùu)one's father's father
Vietnamese ông nội
- ông nộione's father's father
Cite this entry
APA
paternal grandfather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paternal%20grandfather
MLA
“paternal grandfather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paternal%20grandfather. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paternal grandfather,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paternal%20grandfather.
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