maternal grandmother

maternal grandmother — noun The mother of ones mother. See Also: maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather …   Wiktionary

maternal grandfather — noun The father of ones mother. See Also: maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, paternal grandmother …   Wiktionary

Grandmother Jia — (Chinese: 賈母; Pinyin: Jiǎ Mǔ) ,often called the Dowager, is a major character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the daughter of Marquis Shi of Jinling. She is also Baoyu and Daiyu s grandmother and the most respected authority of the Jia Clan.… …   Wikipedia

Grandmother hypothesis — The grandmother hypothesis is meant to explain why menopause, rare in mammal species, arose in human evolution, and how late life infertility could actually confer an evolutionary advantage. The hypothesis suggests that this is because of risks… …   Wikipedia

maternal — adj. Maternal is used with these nouns: ↑aunt, ↑behaviour, ↑education, ↑grandfather, grandmother, ↑grandparent, ↑instinct, ↑love, ↑role, ↑uncle …   Collocations dictionary

grandmother — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. granny, grandma, nana, nanny; old woman. See ancestry, age. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. grandam, matriarch, dowager, ancestor, maternal forebear, Grossmutter (German), babushka (Russian), grandma*, gram* …   English dictionary for students

paternal grandmother — noun Ones fathers mother; the grandmother on ones fathers side. See Also: maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandfather …   Wiktionary

co-grandmother — noun the mother of ones son or daughter in law, as common grandmother of their children; the relationship between women who have grandchildren in common; maternal grandmother vis à vis paternal grandmother. Syn: co mother in law See Also: co… …   Wiktionary

grandfather, grandmother — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ maternal, paternal ▪ doting …   Collocations dictionary

mat gm — maternal grandmother …   Medical dictionary

mat gm — • maternal grandmother …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations