What is the difference between maternal and paternal uncle?

English speakers use the general term uncle for both mother and father's side; however, you can specify it by "maternal uncle" (mother's side) or "Paternal uncle" (father's side).
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What is difference between maternal and paternal?

Maternal describes things related to a mother or motherhood. Paternal describes things related to a father or fatherhood. Sometimes, they mean motherly and fatherly, as in phrases like maternal/paternal instincts.
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What does maternal uncle mean?

Noun. maternal uncle (plural maternal uncles) The brother or brother-in-law of one's mother.
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What is paternal uncle called?

A brother or brother-in-law of one's father.
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Who are called paternal and maternal relatives?

The maternal family include mother parents, brothers, sisters and their children. Mother's father is called maternal grandfather as Nana ji. Paternal family:- paternal means father's side. The paternal family includes your grandparent, uncle, aunt and their children.
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Why is it called paternal?

Paternal originates from the Old French word of the same spelling, meaning "of a father." For example, your paternal grandparents are your father's parents. (Your mom's parents are your maternal grandparents.)
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What is paternal family?

A paternal relative is one that is related through a person's father rather than their mother.
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Can we say maternal uncle?

English speakers use the general term uncle for both mother and father's side; however, you can specify it by "maternal uncle" (mother's side) or "Paternal uncle" (father's side).
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What is maternal uncle son called?

Noun. cousin (plural cousins) The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin.
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Who is paternal aunt?

paternal aunt (plural paternal aunts) A sister of someone's father. The wife of a sibling of someone's father.
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Is maternal uncle and uncle same?

The woman's maternal uncle would be her Mother's brother. The boy's maternal uncle would be his mother's brother. And his uncle is same as that of the woman's.
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What is paternal mother?

You already know that maternal parents are your grandparents on your mother's side. Therefore, paternal parents are your grandparents on your father's side.
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Can I marry my maternal uncle's daughter?

As per Hindu marriage act you can not marry with your maternal uncle's daughter as she lie in spinda relations with you as she is your sister according to hindu religion.
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What is maternal family?

A maternal relative is one who is related through a person's mother rather than their father.
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What do you mean by paternal?

Definition of paternal

1a : of or relating to a father offered his children some paternal advice paternal responsibilities. b : like that of a father paternal benevolence. 2 : received or inherited from one's male parent lived and worked on his paternal farm. 3 : related through one's father paternal grandfather.
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What is father's father called?

A person's father's father​ is called their grandfather.
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Is paternal uncle a blood relative?

Paternal side relations means Father's side relations like Brother, Sister, Uncle(Chacha), Aunty(Chachi), Grandparents(Dada, Dadi) etc.In this section, we have given Father's side relation questions.
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Can I marry my niece?

Answers (2) Yes you can marry your niece under the Hindu Merriage Act, 1955 if the customs and traditions permit you to do so.
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What is a 1st cousin?

First cousins are the children of siblings. They share a set of grandparents. First cousins are the same generation as each other. They're both two generations away from the grandparents they share. Second cousins are the children of first cousins.
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What is maternal uncle's wife called?

Noun. maternal aunt (plural maternal aunts) An aunt on one's mother's side of the family, including both. A sister of one's mother. A sister-in-law of one's mother; the wife or ex-wife of a maternal uncle.
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What is a maternal brother?

A maternal brother is a half brother meaning the siblings have the same mother but different fathers.
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What is an aunt and uncle called together?

You'd think someone would have thought it a good idea to find a way of referring to aunts and uncles all at once. The word sibling comes from Old English, and just means related by blood. I suggest taking the parental 'p' to replace the 's', so aunts and uncles are 'piblings'.
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What is paternal brother?

3. A male sibling who has a different mother, but the same father. ( Also known as paternal half brother) noun.
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What is a maternal sister?

Half-sister (maternal)

My maternal half-sister. My mother's and my mother's first husband's daughter = The daughter of my mother and her first husband. Definition : Brother of the same mother and two different fathers.
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Is maternal aunt blood relative?

'Blood relation' means relation by blood not by marriage. Your Maternal uncle is your blood relative through your mother & her parents. His wife is not your blood relative. So her brother too is not your blood relation.
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