She's only aged 8 months and has an American father, but Malti Marie is a certified desi girl just like her mother. On Thursday, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/2022/06/07/priyanka-chopra-and-bollywood-stars-criticise-indian-body-spray-ad-making-light-of-rape/" target="_blank">Priyanka Chopra</a> shared a photo on Instagram showing her daughter wearing a onesie with the words "desi girl", which recalls the song from her mum's 2008 Bollywood film <i>Dostana</i>. Desi is a reference to people of South Asian descent. Before she made her debut in the US as a lead in the TV show <i>Quantico</i>, Chopra was one of the highest-paid actresses in India. <i>Dostana</i>, which featured John Abraham and<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2022/06/05/salman-khans-tribute-and-abhishek-bachchans-dance-off-highlights-from-iifa-awards-2022/" target="_blank"> Abhishek Bachchan</a>, was a hit comedy about two friends who fall in love with the same woman. <i>Desi Girl</i> was one of the film's biggest tracks. Chopra has been <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/family/2022/08/08/priyanka-chopra-shares-new-family-photo-with-baby-malti-marie/" target="_blank">sharing snippets of Malti</a>, her daughter with husband Nick Jonas, on social media. On Sunday, she posted a Polaroid photo of herself along with Jonas and Malti at their home in Los Angeles. In it, the child's face is covered by a heart emoji. <b>Scroll through the gallery below to see images of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas together</b> Malti, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2022/01/21/priyanka-chopra-and-nick-jonas-welcome-first-child/">who was born in January via surrogacy</a>, spent more than 100 days in a neonatal intensive care unit in a Los Angeles hospital. “Every family’s journey is unique and requires a certain level of faith, and while ours was a challenging few months, what becomes abundantly clear, in retrospect, is how precious and perfect every moment is," Chopra shared in May, thanking doctors at the Rady Children’s and Cedars-Sinai hospitals. The name Malti comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit and means “fragrant flower” or “moonlight”. It is a name associated with luminance, brightness and brilliance, and was typically common among older generations in India. Chopra, 40, and Jonas, 29, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/watch-moment-priyanka-chopra-first-saw-herself-in-ralph-lauren-wedding-gown-1.809870">married in a lavish ceremony in India</a> in December 2018. It was attended by, among others, his musician brothers Kevin and Joe Jonas and Joe's wife, the <i>Game of Thrones</i> actress Sophie Turner. They celebrated their marriage with three wedding receptions — two in Mumbai and one in New Delhi. <b>Scroll through the gallery of </b><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/miss-world-to-mrs-jonas-43-photos-that-show-priyanka-chopra-s-style-evolution-1.998818"><b>47 photos that show Priyanka Chopra's style evolution</b></a>