A warm, respectful Hindi/Urdu term for a paternal grandfather — literally 'father's father' with an honorific suffix. In South Asian families dadaji is a figure of authority and affection, the elder who tells the long stories, dispenses wisdom, and gets the best seat at every family gathering. The 'ji' suffix signals deep respect in Indian languages. In diaspora communities it's also used affectionately for any older South Asian man who carries that grandfatherly energy.
Dadaji was already up at five making chai before anyone else in the house had opened their eyes.
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(India) ’s father; paternal grandfather.
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