Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maternal grandfather

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: ma-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 maternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Inflected Forms

maternal grandfathers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

maternal grandmother paternal grandfather paternal grandmother

Questions

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

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