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单词 dadi
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dadin.

Brit. /ˈdɑːdi/, U.S. /ˈdɑˌdi/
Forms: 1800s dadee, 1900s– dadi. Also with capital initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi dādī.
Etymology: < Hindi dādī (and its equivalent in related languages of India), feminine form corresponding to dādā dada n.2 Compare earlier dada n.2
Originally and chiefly South Asian.
A paternal grandmother; (more generally) a grandmother. Frequently as a respectful form of address.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandmother
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gran1829
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1888 J. Inglis Tent Life Tigerland xiii. 210 There was the old Dada and Dadee, the decrepit grandfather and grandmother of the group.
1919 A. J. Marris Through Eastern Windows 153Dādī, Dādī,’ shouted the child, running to meet her.
1989 Times of India 1 May 12/4Dadi, where are you... Look what I made in school today. It's for you.’
1997 C. Justice Dying Good Death vi. 152 Prasad had come with his two uncles and one cousin to bring his dadi (paternal grandmother) to die in Kashi.
2009 Mail Today (India) (Nexis) 4 Nov. My dadi is the most caring..person I have ever met and has taught me so much about life.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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