paternal grandmother

Dad's mom, specifically

A paternal grandmother is one's father's mother.

The modifier distinguishes her from the maternal grandmother (mother's mother): My paternal grandmother emigrated from Poland; my maternal grandmother was born in Ohio.

fatherMale parent
uncleMale family elder
ancestorPredecessor in lineage
old countryImmigrant's ancestral homeland
genealogyStudy of family descent

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Categories

family membersfather, sister, brother, son, daughter
Grandparentsgranny, nana, papa, gran, nanna
female ancestorsgrandmothers, great-grandmothers, granny, nana, mama
female relativesdaughter, sister, aunt, niece, granddaughter

Opposites

parental lineage

paternal grandmothermaternal grandmother

Mother's female parent

gender of grandparent

paternal grandmotherpaternal grandfather

Parent's father, specifically dad's

Family

paternal, grandmother, grand, mother, paternity, patriarch, patriarchy, patriarchal, patrician

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