maternal grandmothers
Mom's mom, plural
Maternal grandmothers is the plural of maternal grandmother—your mother's mother.
The term distinguishes her from your paternal grandmother (your father's mother).
Both of my maternal grandmothers emigrated from Ireland would mean the speaker's mother and stepmother each had a mother who made that journey.
- grandparentParent once removed
- ancestressFemale from whom one descends
- foremotherFemale forebear
- loveIntense fond attachment
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
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