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Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather, about two miles from the pretty little village of Wallace, at the mouth of the river of that name.
Simon Newcomb

Meaning of "paternal grandfather" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PATERNAL GRANDFATHER

paternal grandfather  [pəˈtɜːnəl ˈɡrændˌfɑːðə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATERNAL GRANDFATHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paternal grandfather is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PATERNAL GRANDFATHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

paternal grandfather

Grandparent

Grandparents are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually-reproducing creature who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc., though the numbers can be lower due to pedigree collapse. In the history of modern humanity, around 30,000 years ago, the number of modern humans who lived to be grandparents increased substantially. It is not known for certain what spurred this increase in longevity, but it is believed that a key consequence of three generations being alive together was the preservation of information which could otherwise have been lost; an example of this important information might have been where to find water in times of drought. In cases where parents are unwilling or unable to provide adequate care for their children, grandparents often take on the role of primary caregivers. Even when this is not the case, and particularly in traditional cultures, grandparents often have a direct and clear role in relation to the raising, care and nurture of children.

Definition of paternal grandfather in the English dictionary

The definition of paternal grandfather in the dictionary is the father of someone's father.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PATERNAL GRANDFATHER


Bairnsfather
ˈbɛənzˌfɑːðə
farther
ˈfɑːðə
father
ˈfɑːðə
forefather
ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə
godfather
ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə
grandfather
ˈɡrænˌfɑːðə
great-grandfather
ˌɡreɪtˈɡrændfɑːðə
great-great-grandfather
ˌɡreɪtˌɡreɪtˈɡrændˌfɑːðə
housefather
ˈhaʊsˌfɑːðə
how´s-your-father
ˈhaʊzjəˈfɑːðə
lather
ˈlɑːðə
Mithgarthr
ˈmɪðˌɡɑːðə
rather
ˈrɑːðə
stepfather
ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PATERNAL GRANDFATHER

patentor
pater
patera
paterero
paterfamilias
paternal
paternal grandmother
paternal grandparents
paternalism
paternalist
paternalistic
paternalistically
paternally
paternity
paternity leave
paternity order
paternity suit
paternity test
paternoster
paternoster line

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATERNAL GRANDFATHER

all-weather
birds of a feather
breather
Fairweather
feather
foster father
gather
heather
Heavenly Father
Holy Father
leather
other
Our Father
patent leather
peacock feather
September weather
simulated leather
sunbather
tail feather
weather
white leather

Synonyms and antonyms of paternal grandfather in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paternal grandfather» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PATERNAL GRANDFATHER

Find out the translation of paternal grandfather to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paternal grandfather from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paternal grandfather» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

祖父
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abuelo paterno
570 millions of speakers

English

paternal grandfather
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दादा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جده لأبيه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дед по отцовской линии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

avô paterno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিবারের কর্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grand-père paternel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paterfamilias
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Großvater väterlicherseits
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

父方の祖父
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

친할아버지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paterfamilias
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ông nội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடும்பத் தலைவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅटरफॅमिलियस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aile babası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il nonno paterno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziadek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дід по батьковій лінії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bunicul patern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ο πατρικός παππούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaderlike oupa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

farfar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

farfar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paternal grandfather

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATERNAL GRANDFATHER»

The term «paternal grandfather» is normally little used and occupies the 111.972 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PATERNAL GRANDFATHER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paternal grandfather

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6 QUOTES WITH «PATERNAL GRANDFATHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word paternal grandfather.
1
Clyde Edgerton
In my case, a papadaddy is a father. My paternal grandfather was called Papa by my father who was called Daddy by me.
2
Jessica Hagedorn
I'm part Spanish. My paternal grandfather came from Spain via Singapore to Manila. On my mother's side it's more mixture, with a Filipino mother and a father who was Scotch Irish-French; you know, white American hybrid. And I also have on my father's side a great-great-grandmother who was Chinese. So, I'm a hybrid.
3
Stephen Lang
In the movies, I loved Errol Flynn whether he was playing a soldier or a pirate. I dug pirates. In fact, my first exposure to live performances was when my paternal grandfather took me to a D'Oyly Carte performance of 'The Pirates of Penzance' which impresario Sol Hurok imported from London. I loved every minute of it.
4
Zarin Mehta
My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.
5
Simon Newcomb
Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather, about two miles from the pretty little village of Wallace, at the mouth of the river of that name.
6
Charles J. Shields
Bernard Vonnegut, named for his paternal grandfather, was born August 29, 1914. He was a serious-looking little boy, even in informal photographs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATERNAL GRANDFATHER»

Discover the use of paternal grandfather in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paternal grandfather and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Introduction to Conveyancing and the New Statutes ...
Paternal grandfather. VII 11. Paternal uncles and aunts. 12. Paternal uncles and aunts of the half-blood from the paternal grandfather. 13. Paternal grandfather's father. VIII. ... 14. Father's paternal uncles and aunts. 15. Father's paternal uncles  ...
William Hayes, 1835
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Summary of Islamic Jurisprudence - Volume 2:
In this respect, if the siblings with the paternal grandfather are either full or paternal half siblings, the grandfather has use cases with them: The first case: When there is no other heir by virtue of prescribed share. [n such a case, there are three ...
Hamdaan Publishing
3
Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal ...
All individuals, young or old, who claim the paternal grandfather and maternal grandfather clans are relatives and are addressed as grandmother or grandfather without reference to age or generation, although kinship terminology ...
Raymond Darrel Austin, 2009
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The Law Library
V. _ _ 6_ Sewn Bremen Collatgrgleéttpcestors from the same two VI. . . 7. The Sisters. . gamma] € 8. Only Brother of the half-blood from the Father. ncestors. 9. All the Sisters of the half-blood from the Father. 10. Paternal grandfather. VII. . . ll.
‎1851
5
The Guiding Helper: Main Text and Explanatory Notes
40:1658 Paternal full uncles are veiled by the above2502. 40:1659 Paternal half uncles are veiled by the above2503. 40:1660 The sons of full uncles are veiled by the above2504. 40:1661 paternal grandfather (father's father) does not inherit  ...
Abu Qanit al-Sharif al-Hasani, 2009
6
Vyavasthá-darpana: a digest of the Hindu law as current in ...
On failure of these (i. c great grandson's son, and the rest,) the paternal grandfather's paternal grandfather ; if he be dead, his son and other descendant to the third degree have successive claims ; on failure of these, the daughter's son of the ...
Shama Churun Sircar, Bengal, 1867
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The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany
To establish his title to Sixteen Quarters the Postulant must show, 1. The nobility of his father and paternal grandfather, and of his paternal grandfather's father, and paternal grandfather's paternal grandfather ; this entitles him to one quartering ...
‎1812
8
Computational Developmental Psychology
Table 3.7 English gloss of a trace in the genealogy example Who is a paternal grandfather of whom? Try paternal-grandfather rule. Who is a father of whom? Try father rule. Who is a parent of whom? Try facts, (parent richard tom) (parent tom ...
Thomas R. Shultz, 2003
9
Two Treatises on the Hindu Law of Inheritance
ctm- u; from the same family with the deceased and (sapin'd'a) conneeted\by funeral oblations, namely the paternal grandfather and the rest, inherit the estate. For kinsmen sprung from a different family, but connected by funeral oblations, are ...
Jīmūtavāhana, Yājñavalkya, 1810
10
New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (Partly Founded on ...
In default of these, Richard Stiles, the paternal grandfather's paternal grandfather, is admitted, No. 16, or his issue, No. 17, and so on, in the paternal line of Walter Stiles, in infinitum. In failure of this, (that is, supposing the decease of Richard, ...
Henry John Stephen, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATERNAL GRANDFATHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paternal grandfather is used in the context of the following news items.
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11 Arrested in Nepal in Possible Ritual Killing of Boy
“Nobody took him seriously,” said Ram Baran Kohar, Jivan's paternal grandfather, who was at the gathering. Jivan's body was discovered ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Davido: Pop singer's daughter, Imade meets billionaire grandfather
Two months after arriving into the world, Imade Adeleke, the beautiful daughter of pop star, Davido has met her paternal grandfather. Read:. «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
3
James "Jim" DeWayne Dudley Jr.
... Kenton Schnake; niece, Sarah Schnake; maternal grandparents, Harvey and N. Belle Waffle; and his paternal grandfather, George Dudley Sr ... «SaukValley.com, Jul 15»
4
Helen Mirren is 70
Mirren's paternal grandfather, Colonel Pyotr Vasilievich Mironov, was in the Imperial Russian Army and fought in the 1904 Russo-Japanese ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
5
Adalayde Grace Cabic
... Xander and Zayden Poling, both of Buckhanon; paternal grandmother, Tammy Boudrieau, of New York; paternal grandfather, Frank Edwards ... «Record Delta, Jul 15»
6
Commentary: Obama escaping the void
The third wife of Obama's paternal grandfather, Mama Sarah lives in Kogelo and has asked Obama to visit “to pay respect to his father's grave,” ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
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The birth of her son last year re-lit an old fire for her, a desire to learn more about the paternal grandfather she never knew. Her father, Tim ... «The Province, Jul 15»
8
Funeral arrangements set for Grand Theater shooting victim
... Ali Breaux; maternal grandparents, Preston and Barbara Hebert LeBlanc; paternal grandmother, Gail Landen Breaux; paternal grandfather, ... «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
9
SINGER: Goodness is where you find it
Her paternal grandfather was a gambler and drinker who would leave his large, hungry brood for months, then return to beat John up, till as a ... «Niagara Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Steven John Crull
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Carl Crull; and maternal grandfather, John Conn. Services will be held at Grace Baptist ... «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»

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