ਪੜਪੋਤੀParpotiGreat-Granddaughter
Parpoti (ਪੜਪੋਤੀ) is your great-granddaughter through the male line — your son's son's daughter in a Punjabi family. She is the fourth generation counted downward from you, the daughter of your pota. The par- prefix adds one generation to poti, exactly as it does in pardada or parnana going upward.
How your Parpoti connects to you
Who is your Parpoti?
Living to see a parpoti is treated as a genuine blessing in Punjabi culture, because it means four generations of the family are alive at once — something elders describe with pride as having watched their own line flourish. In traditional joint households the son's line stayed under the family roof, so a parpoti grows up carrying the same family name as her pardada. Her arrival is often marked with extra celebration precisely because so few people live to welcome that generation.
How it's used
Great-grandparents use parpoti when speaking about their grandson's daughter, and she addresses them as Pardada ji and Pardadi ji in return. The word is for reference more than direct address — elders simply call her by name. Example: "ਸਾਡੀ ਪੜਪੋਤੀ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਹੁਣ ਸਕੂਲ ਜਾਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਈ ਹੈ" (Saadi parpoti Simran hun school jaan lagg payi hai) — "Our great-granddaughter Simran has now started going to school."
Where Parpoti comes from
Parpoti is your pota's daughter — the great-granddaughter on the son's side.
Parpoti vs similar terms
A poti is your son's daughter; a parpoti is one generation further, your pota's daughter. Her brother is a parpota. Great-grandchildren through a daughter's line get their own terms — a dohta's or dohti's child is a pardohta or pardohti — keeping Punjabi's strict split between the son's side and the daughter's side.
Frequently asked questions
What does Parpoti mean in Punjabi?
Parpoti (ਪੜਪੋਤੀ) means great-granddaughter through the son's line — your son's son's daughter. The prefix par- adds a generation to poti (son's daughter), just as pardada means great-grandfather. She calls you Pardada ji or Pardadi ji.
What is the difference between Poti and Parpoti?
A poti is your granddaughter through your son, while a parpoti is your great-granddaughter — the daughter of your pota. Parpoti is one full generation further down the male line of the family.
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