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maternal grandfather

maternal grandfather noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.).

Noun

maternal grandfather (plural maternal grandfathers)

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

maternal grandfather meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

maternal grandfather in Hindi

one's mother's father
नाना nānā, नानू nānū, मातामह mātāmah

maternal grandfather in Tamil

தாயைப் பெற்ற தாத்தா, அம்மப்பா, அம்மாச்சன்

maternal grandfather in Urdu

maternal grandfather
نانا nānā

maternal grandfather in Bengali

one's mother's father
নানা nana
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maternal grandfather in Telugu
మాతామహుడు mātāmahuḍu
maternal grandfather in Malayalam
മുത്തച്ഛന് muttacchaṉ, അപ്പൂപ്പന് appūppaṉ
maternal grandfather in Punjabi
نانا nānā, نانی nānī, ਨਾਨਾ nānā, ਨਾਨੀ nānī
maternal grandfather in Gujarati
નાનો nāno, આજો ājo
maternal grandfather in Sanskrit
मातामह mātāmaha
maternal grandfather in Malay
nenek lelaki
maternal grandfather in Thai
ตา dtaa
maternal grandfather in Vietnamese
ông ngoại

Forms of maternal grandfather

pluralmaternal grandfathers

Questions about maternal grandfather

What does maternal grandfather mean?
Maternal grandfather means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.).
What is maternal grandfather in Hindi?
Maternal grandfather in Hindi is नाना (nānā), नानू (nānū), मातामह (mātāmah). See Maternal grandfather meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is maternal grandfather?
Maternal grandfather is a noun.
What is the plural of maternal grandfather?
The plural of maternal grandfather is maternal grandfathers.

Words near maternal grandfather in the dictionary

  1. maternal deaths
  2. maternal effect
  3. maternal effects
  4. maternal grandchild
  5. maternal grandchildren
  6. maternal grandfather
  7. maternal grandfathers
  8. maternal grandmother
  9. maternal grandmothers
  10. maternal half aunt
  11. maternal half aunts

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: maternal grandfather (page history and authors); maternal grandfather (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); نانا (Urdu) (page history and authors); نانا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); આજો (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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