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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPaternal grandmother
/pəˈtɜːr.nəl ˈɡrændˌmʌð.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The mother of one's father.
"Every summer, we visit my paternal grandmother in the countryside." - 2
An elder female ancestor on the paternal side of a family tree.
"She inherited her grandmother's vintage jewelry collection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'paternal' from Latin 'paternus' (of a father), derived from 'pater', with 'grandmother', composed of Middle English 'grand-' (from Old French) and 'mother' (from Old English 'mōdor'). In Hindi culture, the specific term 'dādī' (represented by the URL-encoded query 'd%c4%81d%c4%ab') precisely denotes this familial relationship, distinguishing the father's mother from the mother's mother.
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Grand-mère paternelle
Transliteration: ɡʁɑ̃ mɛʁ pa.tɛʁ.nɛl
"Sa grand-mère paternelle lui préparait souvent des gâteaux."
Väterlicherseits Großmutter
Transliteration: ˈfɛːtɐlɪçɐtsaɪts ˈɡʁoːsˌmʊtɐ
"Seine väterlicherseits Großmutter lebt in München."
Nonna paterna
Transliteration: ˈnɔn.na paˈtɛr.na
"La nonna paterna gli ha raccontato molte storie."
Abuela paterna
Transliteration: aˈbwe.la paˈteɾ.na
"Mi abuela paterna cocina la mejor paella."
Avó paterna
Transliteration: aˈvɔ paˈtɛɾ.nɐ
"A avó paterna dele é muito carinhosa."
दादी
Transliteration: dādī
"मेरी दादी मुझे कहानियाँ सुनाती हैं।"
奶奶
Transliteration: nǎinai
"我经常去看望我的奶奶。"
친할머니
Transliteration: chin-hal-me-ni
"친할머니께서 주신 선물을 소중히 간직하고 있어요."
父方の祖母
Transliteration: chichikata no sobo
"私の父方の祖母は料理がとても上手です。"
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