Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maternal grandmother

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: ma-ter-nal -grand-moth-er
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

maternal grandmothers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

maternal grandfather paternal grandfather paternal grandmother

Questions

What does maternal grandmother mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

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