Meanings
nounpaternal grandmother (plural paternal grandmothers)
plural paternal grandmothers
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Translations
Bengali দাদী
- দাদী (dadi)one's father's mother
Catalan àvia paterna
- àvia paternaone's father's mother
Chinese Cantonese 嫲嫲, 祖母
- 嫲嫲 (maa⁴ maa⁴)one's father's mother
- 祖母 (zou² mou⁵)one's father's mother
Chinese Mandarin 奶奶, 祖母
- 奶奶 (nǎinai)one's father's mother
- 祖母 (zǔmǔ)one's father's mother
Czech babička z otcovy strany
- babička z otcovy stranyone's father's mother
Danish farmor
- farmorone's father's mother
Dutch grootmoeder van vaderszijde
- grootmoeder van vaderszijdeone's father's mother
Finnish isänäiti
- isänäitione's father's mother
French grand-mère paternelle
- grand-mère paternelleone's father's mother
German Großmutter väterlicherseits
- Großmutter väterlicherseitsone's father's mother
Hindi दादी
- दादी (dādī)one's father's mother
Hungarian apai nagyanya/nagymama
- apai nagyanya/nagymamaone's father's mother
Icelandic föðurmóðir
- föðurmóðirone's father's mother
Italian nonna paterna
- nonna paternaone's father's mother
Japanese 父方の祖母, 内祖母
- 父方の祖母 (chichikata no sobo)one's father's mother
- 内祖母 (naisobo)one's father's mother
Korean 친할머니
- 친할머니 (chinhalmeoni)one's father's mother
Latin avia paternālis
- avia paternālisone's father's mother
Norwegian Bokmål farmor
- farmorone's father's mother
Portuguese avó paterna
- avó paternaone's father's mother
Russian ба́бушка по отцо́вской ли́нии
- ба́бушка по отцо́вской ли́нии (bábuška po otcóvskoj línii)one's father's mother
Scottish Gaelic seanmhair athaireil
- seanmhair athaireilone's father's mother
Spanish abuela paterna
- abuela paternaone's father's mother
Swedish farmor
- farmorone's father's mother
Thai ย่า
- ย่า (yâa)one's father's mother
Turkish babaanne
- babaanneone's father's mother
Vietnamese bà nội
- bà nộione's father's mother
Cite this entry
APA
paternal grandmother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paternal%20grandmother
MLA
“paternal grandmother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paternal%20grandmother. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paternal grandmother,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paternal%20grandmother.
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