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Grandma in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Grandmanoun
दादी
🗣️ nani [/d̪ɑː.d̪iː/, [d̪äː.d̪iː], /ˈɡɹænmɑː/, /ˈɡɹænmə/, /ˈɡɹɒnmɑː/]
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📖 Meaning of “grandma”

The meaning of “grandma” in Hindi is दादी, pronounced nani — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

🔠 All meanings in Hindi
nani (noun) दादी
(noun) नानी
📘 Definition of grandma

the mother of your father or mother

✍️ Grandma in a sentence
“But Grandma—,” I said. […] “And don’t you go ‘Grandma-ing’ me neither,” she said.
वह मेरी नानी है ।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दाद्द (dādda)
Hindi दादी
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दाद्द (dādda) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Quick facts about “grandma”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Grandma
Meaning in Hindi
दादी
Pronunciation
nani
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दाद्द (dādda)
Hindi दादी
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दाद्द (dādda) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "grandma" is दादी (nani).
In Devanagari script it is written as दादी.
It is pronounced "nani". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.