didin.

Brit.

/ˈdiːdi/, U.S.

/ˈdidi/

Origin: A borrowing from Bengali. Etymon: Bengali didi.

Etymology: < Bengali didi older sister, female cousin, also used as a respectful form of address for an older woman, perhaps a variant (with vowel assimilation) of dādi paternal grandmother, older sister, feminine corresponding to dādā dada n.² Compare Hindi dīdī older sister.

South Asian.

An elder sister or female cousin. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older woman. Cf. dada n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [noun] > elder sister

didi1883

ate1937

noona1975

unni1997

aapa1998

1883 M. S. Knight tr. T. Ganguli Shornalata ii, in Jrnl. National Indian Assoc. Sept. 548 Didi, what is the matter?

1926 Mod. Rev. (India) Aug. 128/1 There entered Khoka, with a whole banana in his mouth, and with the message ‘Didi, aunt Sooki is asking for you.’

1993 S. Ramaya Beloved Mother, Queen of Night 180 The flower boy pressed tuberoses against her legs begging for ‘Only five rupees for a bunch, please, didi’.

2014 News Today (Bangladesh) (Nexis) 4 June She jumped off and said, ‘Didi, let me go.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	didi
释义	didin. Brit. /ˈdiːdi/, U.S. /ˈdidi/ Origin: A borrowing from Bengali. Etymon: Bengali didi. Etymology: < Bengali didi older sister, female cousin, also used as a respectful form of address for an older woman, perhaps a variant (with vowel assimilation) of dādi paternal grandmother, older sister, feminine corresponding to dādā dada n.² Compare Hindi dīdī older sister. South Asian. An elder sister or female cousin. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older woman. Cf. dada n.² ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [noun] > elder sister didi1883 ate1937 noona1975 unni1997 aapa1998 1883 M. S. Knight tr. T. Ganguli Shornalata ii, in Jrnl. National Indian Assoc. Sept. 548 Didi, what is the matter? 1926 Mod. Rev. (India) Aug. 128/1 There entered Khoka, with a whole banana in his mouth, and with the message ‘Didi, aunt Sooki is asking for you.’ 1993 S. Ramaya Beloved Mother, Queen of Night 180 The flower boy pressed tuberoses against her legs begging for ‘Only five rupees for a bunch, please, didi’. 2014 News Today (Bangladesh) (Nexis) 4 June She jumped off and said, ‘Didi, let me go.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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