grand-maternel

French, adjective/ɡʁɑ̃.ma.tɛʁ.nɛl/

grand-maternel is a French adjective meaning “grandmotherly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se rapporte à la grand-mère”.

What does grand-maternel mean in English?

adjective

1
grandmotherly
Coordinate term: grand-paternel

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui se rapporte à la grand-mère.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of grand-maternel

grand-maternelle feminine
grand-maternels masculine plural
grand-maternelles feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce grand-maternel?

/ɡʁɑ̃.ma.tɛʁ.nɛl/
\ɡʁɑ̃.ma.tɛʁ.nɛl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to grand-maternel

grandmotherly

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.