paternal grandfather
Dad's male parent
A paternal grandfather is one's father's father.
The term distinguishes him from the maternal grandfather, who is one's mother's father: My paternal grandfather emigrated from Poland; my maternal grandfather was born in Ohio.
- grandparentParent once removed
- familyRelated people together
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
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