Only some do. For example, the seahorse carries eggs in its belly pouch. But the sand tiger shark makes its babies go away after it is born. The Animal Expert ;)
"Maternal" is of or pertaining to the mother, "paternal" is of or pertaining to the father.
Paternal is related to the father while maternal is related to the mother. Example: Your maternal parent is your mother and your paternal parent is your father.
Maternal refers to your mother and paternal to your father. My maternal grandmother lives in Scotland, but my paternal grandmother lives just down the street.
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Maternal refers to mother. Paternal refers to father. So the maternal mother would be the mothers mother and the paternal mother would be the fathers mother.
The male side is the paternal side and the female side is the maternal side.
paternal
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.
Armenian (paternal)Scottish, Dutch (maternal)
The opposite gender is "paternal."
The father's parents are the paternal grandparents. The mother's parents are the maternal grandparents.
मातामही { मम्मो } matamah { mammo } = maternal grandmotherपितामही pitamah = paternal grandmotherमातामह matamaha = maternal grandfatherपितामह pitamaha = paternal grandfather