外祖母 wàizǔmǔ maternal grandmother Origin Definitions Defs 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祖 zǔ noun grandparent (bound form) a grandparent; someone of the generation two levels above oneself母 mǔ noun mother mother; female parent