Dedushka - Meaning in Russian
Dedushka means grandfather in Russian. The word dedushka is also used to talk about old men in general.
In Russian alphabet, it’s written де́душка.
Possible variations of dedushka:
– дед [dyed] (a bit rude)
– деду́ля [dye-dú-lya] (loving)
An old man can be also called стари́к [sta-réek] or старичо́к [sta-ree-chók], from the word ста́рый (old). In this case it’s just a random old man and not a grandpa.
