Definition of "maternal grandmother" []

• The mother of one's mother. (noun)

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• "Fortunately, her maternal grandmother left her some money, so she was able to have orthodontal work and esthetic surgery."
• "He would be called “Billy” because his maternal grandmother used to pick him up and say “Bellissimo,” and a shortened version stuck."
• "Amanda had made a transatlantic crossing when she was just Alexandras age, and my paternal grandparents and maternal grandmother had come to America by ship, so there was what might be called a family tradition of a little time at sea."