Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paternal grandfather

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: pa-ter-nal -grand-fa-ther
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

paternal grandfathers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paternal grandmother maternal grandfather maternal grandmother

Questions

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

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