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じいじ

Meanings

1

noun

grandpa; gramps

children's language

Childish or affectionate term for one's own grandfather, similar to 'grandpa' or 'gramps' in English. Used by young children or within the family.

See also: おじいさん

じいじ、遊あそぼう！
Grandpa, let's play!
今日きょうはじいじの家いえに行いくんだ。
I'm going to Grandpa's house today.

Written forms

じーじ
Search-only kana variant with a long vowel mark; not a common practical spelling.
じぃじ
Search-only kana variant with small ぃ; not a common practical spelling.

Similar words

おじいさん
Polite and general term for an elderly man or one's own grandfather. じいじ is a much more intimate, childlike variant.
おじいちゃん
Affectionate but still somewhat polite term for grandfather. じいじ is even more babyish and informal.

Etymology

Child-language reduplication of じい, a shortened form of おじいさん (grandfather).