नातीNaatiGrandson (Daughter's son)
Naati (नाती) is the Hindi term for a grandson through one's daughter — your daughter's son. He is the maternal-line counterpart of the pota, and the grandparents who call him naati are the boy's nana and nani.
Who is your Naati?
Because a daughter traditionally moves to her husband's home, her son grows up in another household — which makes the naati a beloved visitor rather than a resident grandchild. His arrival at the nanihal signals holidays, feasts, and grandparents freed from every rule they once enforced on their own children. The relationship is famously sweet precisely because it carries no baggage of lineage or property: nana and nani expect nothing from a naati except his company, and folk sayings tease that grandparents love the naati even more than the pota for exactly that reason.
How it's used
Nana and nani say hamara naati when boasting about their daughter's boy. For example: "Chhuttiyon mein naati ke aane se poora ghar jag jaata hai." — "When our grandson visits in the holidays, the whole house comes alive."
Naati vs similar terms
A naati is your daughter's son; a pota is your son's son. From the child's own perspective the mirror holds: he is naati to his nana-nani and pota to his dada-dadi at the very same time.
Frequently asked questions
What does Naati mean in Hindi?
Naati means grandson through a daughter in Hindi — your daughter's son. It is distinct from pota, which names a grandson through your son.
Is the same boy both a Pota and a Naati?
Yes. Every boy is pota to his father's parents and naati to his mother's parents simultaneously. The word changes with the speaker, not the child — it tells you which set of grandparents is talking.
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