Phrase guide

paternal 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 paternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: nulë — one's father's mother
  • Bengali: দাদী (dadi) — one's father's mother
  • Catalan: àvia paterna — one's father's mother
  • Cherokee: ᎡᏂᏏ (enisi) — one's father's mother
  • Chinese Cantonese: 嫲嫲 (maa4 maa4) — one's father's mother
  • Chinese Cantonese: 祖母 (zou2 mou5) — one's father's mother
  • Hakka Chinese: 阿婆 (â-phò) — one's father's mother
  • Chinese: 阿媽 /阿妈 (zh-min-nan) — one's father's mother
  • Chinese: 內媽 /内妈 — one's father's mother
  • Chinese: 內妈 (lāi-má) — one's father's mother
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奶奶 (nǎinai) — one's father's mother
  • Chinese Mandarin: 祖母 (zǔmǔ) — one's father's mother
  • Czech: babička z otcovy strany — one's father's mother
  • Danish: farmor — one's father's mother
  • Dutch: grootmoeder van vaderszijde — one's father's mother
  • Finnish: isänäiti — one's father's mother
  • French: grand-mère paternelle — one's father's mother
  • Georgian: ბებია მამის მხრიდან (bebia mamis mxridan) — one's father's mother
  • Georgian: დიდედა მამის მხრიდან (dideda mamis mxridan) — one's father's mother
  • German: Großmutter väterlicherseits — one's father's mother
  • Hindi: दादी (dādī) — one's father's mother
  • Hungarian: apai nagyanya/nagymama — one's father's mother
  • Icelandic: föðurmóðir — one's father's mother
  • Italian: nonna paterna — one's father's mother
  • Japanese: 父方の祖母 (chichikata no sobo) — one's father's mother
  • Japanese: 内祖母 (naisobo) — one's father's mother
  • Kalmyk: ээҗ (eej) — one's father's mother
  • Korean: 친할머니 (chinhalmeoni) — one's father's mother
  • Central Kurdish: نەنە (nene) — one's father's mother
  • Latin: avia paternālis — one's father's mother
  • Macedonian: баба (baba) — one's father's mother
  • Macedonian: баба по татко (baba po tatko) — one's father's mother
  • Martuthunira: kawarli — one's father's mother
  • Mokilese: inen jamah — one's father's mother
  • Navajo: análí asdzą́ą́ — one's father's mother
  • Ngarrindjeri: muthanu — one's father's mother
  • Norwegian Bokmål: farmor — one's father's mother
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: farmor — one's father's mother
  • O'du: me ka luông dinh — one's father's mother
  • O'odham: ka꞉k — one's father's mother
  • Portuguese: avó paterna — one's father's mother
  • Russian: ба́бушка по отцо́вской ли́нии (bábuška po otcóvskoj línii) — one's father's mother
  • Sanskrit: पितामही (pitāmahī) — one's father's mother
  • Scottish Gaelic: seanmhair athaireil — one's father's mother
  • Spanish: abuela paterna — one's father's mother
  • Swedish: farmor — one's father's mother
  • Taos: àłuʼúna — one's father's mother
  • Telugu: నాన్నమ్మ (nānnamma) — one's father's mother
  • Thai: ย่า (yâa) — one's father's mother
  • Turkish: babaanne — one's father's mother
  • Vietnamese: bà nội — one's father's mother
  • Volapük: fatamot — one's father's mother
  • Yagara: car-ming-gin — one's father's mother