पोतीPotiGranddaughter (Son's daughter)
Poti (पोती) means granddaughter through one's son in Hindi — your son's daughter. She is the female counterpart of the pota, and like him she belongs to the paternal line; a daughter's daughter is named differently on the tree.
Who is your Poti?
A poti grows up in her grandparents' household in the traditional joint family, which gives the dadi-poti bond a special texture — the grandmother passes recipes, songs, and family lore directly to the granddaughter who shares her home. Grandfathers, for their part, are famously more indulgent with a poti than they ever were with their own children, a soft spot Hindi families tease openly. As inheritance laws and attitudes have modernized, the poti now shares the lineage pride once reserved for the pota alone.
How it's used
Grandparents say meri poti with the same pride as mera pota, addressing the girl herself as beta or by name. For example: "Dadi apni poti ke liye sweater bun rahi hain." — "Grandmother is knitting a sweater for her granddaughter."
Poti vs similar terms
Poti is your son's daughter; naatin is your daughter's daughter. The pair extends Hindi's two-sided system downward: pota and poti sit under dada-dadi on the paternal branch, naati and naatin under nana-nani on the maternal branch.
Frequently asked questions
What does Poti mean in Hindi?
Poti means granddaughter in Hindi, specifically your son's daughter. If the granddaughter is your daughter's child, she is called naatin rather than poti.
What is the difference between Poti and Naatin?
A poti comes through your son and a naatin through your daughter. Both are granddaughters, but Hindi encodes the connecting parent in the word itself, so the two terms are never interchangeable.
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