A grandmother is a grandmother, whether she died before the grandchild was born or years after. If she died long before the grandchild was born, she may not know when she became a grandmother, but that is another matter.
The English language does not have a word or phrase for a grandparent who died before the grandchild was born. If you absolutely require a phrase, the proper description would be "deceased grandmother" or "dead grandmother."
Your father's maternal grandmother is your great-grandmother.
Your maternal grandmother is the mother of your mother. Similarly your paternal grandmother is the mother of your father, paternal grandfather is father of your father and maternal grandfather is father of your mother.
Paternal grandmother. Paternal = of the father, maternal = of the mother.
A grandmother is 'une grand-mère' in French. Grandchildren often call her 'Mamie'.
grandmother : grand-mèregrandma : mammy
In Hindi, paternal grandparents are called "dada" (for grandfather) and "dadi" (for grandmother). Maternal grandparents are called "nana" (for grandfather) and "nani" (for grandmother).
The prophets paternal grandfather was Abdul-Muttalib and his grandmother was called Fatima(peace be upon them). the Prophets materna grandfather was called Wahab and his grandmother was called Barrah.
Your maternal grandfather's side of the family is referred to as your maternal grandfather's lineage or maternal grandfather's family.
Because the child's parents parents are called grandparents.
Sheldon's grandmother called him Moonpie.
The grandmother of a horse is called the granddam.
Oma is the Dutch word for grandmother. In "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl," Anne occasionally mentions her maternal grandmother, who was also called Oma. Anne had a close relationship with her Oma, who lived in Aachen, Germany.