外爷 wàiye maternal grandfather Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 外 wài noun maternal/female-side (bound form) referring to relatives on one's mother's, sister's, or daughter's side爷 爺 yé noun grandfather (bound form) grandfather; a way to address male relatives of the same generation as one's grandfather, such as 姥爷 lǎoye or 舅爷 jiùyé