Etymology

didi

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Today it means: A respectful term of address to any familiar older woman. Full definition →

Hindi दीदी
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromदीदी
  2. English todaydidi

Borrowed from Hindi दीदी (dīdī, used as a form of respect, literally “elder sister”).

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