"didi" meaning in English

See didi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: didis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi दीदी (dīdī, literally “an elder sister, used as a form of respect”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|दीदी|lit=an elder sister, used as a form of respect}} Hindi दीदी (dīdī, literally “an elder sister, used as a form of respect”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} didi (plural didis)
  1. (India) A respectful term of address to any familiar older female. Tags: India Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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