What is my wife's grandmother to me?
Your wife's grandmother is your grandmother-in-law — informally, because English only standardizes in-law titles for the parent generation. Most people simply say 'my wife's grandmother,' and both mean the same thing: your spouse's grandparent, joined to you by marriage rather than blood, two generations above your own.
Relationship
Grandmother-in-law
English has no single formal word for this relative — “grandmother-in-law” is the label genealogists use.
- You
- Your wife
- Her grandmother
From the other side, you are their grandchild-in-law.
This connection runs through a marriage, not a shared ancestor, so the ancestor chart can't draw it.
The calculator below works out blood relationships through a shared ancestor — use it to explore the rest of your tree.
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This relationship sits outside the shared-ancestor model, so the card above carries the answer and the calculator opens in its default state. Work out any blood relationship with it, or open the full relationship calculator.
FAQs
What would my wife's grandmother be to me?+
Your grandmother-in-law — the term is set by the marriage, however you phrase the question.
Who am I to my wife's grandmother?+
You are her grandchild-in-law: the same connection read from the other side.
Does the calculator store my family details?+
No — it runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded or saved on our servers.
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