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maternal grandmother

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Albanian: joshë — The mother of one's mother
  • Bengali: নানী (nani) — The mother of one's mother
  • Catalan: àvia materna — The mother of one's mother
  • Cherokee: ᎠᎵᏏ (alisi) — The mother of one's mother
  • Chinese Cantonese: 婆婆 — The mother of one's mother
  • Hakka Chinese: 姐婆 (chiá-phò) — The mother of one's mother
  • Hakka Chinese: 外阿婆 (ngoi-â-phò) — The mother of one's mother
  • Chinese: 外媽 /外妈 (guā-má) — The mother of one's mother
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外婆 (wàipó) — The mother of one's mother
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ) — The mother of one's mother
  • Czech: babička z matčiny strany — The mother of one's mother
  • Danish: mormor — The mother of one's mother
  • Dutch: grootmoeder van moederszijde — The mother of one's mother
  • Finnish: äidinäiti — The mother of one's mother
  • French: grand-mère maternelle — The mother of one's mother
  • Georgian: ბებია დედის მხრიდან (bebia dedis mxridan) — The mother of one's mother
  • Georgian: დიდედა დედის მხრიდან (dideda dedis mxridan) — The mother of one's mother
  • German: Großmutter mütterlicherseits — The mother of one's mother
  • Gooniyandi: jaja — The mother of one's mother
  • Hindi: नानी (nānī) — The mother of one's mother
  • Hungarian: anyai nagyanya — The mother of one's mother
  • Hungarian: anyai nagymama — The mother of one's mother
  • Icelandic: móðurmóðir — The mother of one's mother
  • Italian: nonna materna — The mother of one's mother
  • Japanese: 母方の祖母 (hahakata no sobo) — The mother of one's mother
  • Japanese: 外祖母 (gaisobo) — The mother of one's mother
  • Japanese: 母方のお婆さん (hahakata no obāsan) — The mother of one's mother
  • Korean: 외할머니 (oehalmeoni) — The mother of one's mother
  • Latin: avia maternis — The mother of one's mother
  • Macedonian: баба (baba) — The mother of one's mother
  • Macedonian: баба по мајка (baba po majka) — The mother of one's mother
  • Mokilese: inen inah — The mother of one's mother
  • Ngarrindjeri: pakanu — The mother of one's mother
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mormor — The mother of one's mother
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mormor — The mother of one's mother
  • O'odham: hu'ul — The mother of one's mother
  • Portuguese: avó materna — The mother of one's mother
  • Scottish Gaelic: seanmhair mhàithreil — The mother of one's mother
  • Spanish: abuela materna — The mother of one's mother
  • Swedish: mormor — The mother of one's mother
  • Tai Nüa: ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) — The mother of one's mother
  • Tamil: அம்மாய் (ammāy) — The mother of one's mother
  • Tamil: அம்மாயி (ammāyi) — The mother of one's mother
  • Tamil: அம்மாச்சி (ammācci) — The mother of one's mother
  • Tamil: அம்மம்மா (ammammā) — The mother of one's mother
  • Taos: łìtúna — The mother of one's mother
  • Telugu: అమ్మమ్మ (ammamma) — The mother of one's mother
  • Telugu: మాతామహి (mātāmahi) — The mother of one's mother
  • Thai: ยาย (yaai) — The mother of one's mother
  • Turkish: anneanne — The mother of one's mother
  • Vietnamese: bà ngoại — The mother of one's mother
  • Volapük: motamot — The mother of one's mother
  • Wik-Mungkan: kemwayyow — The mother of one's mother
  • Yoruba: iyeye — The mother of one's mother
  • Zhuang: daiq — The mother of one's mother