Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Hindi Scripts बच्चन(Hindi) Pronounced Pron. /ˈbət̪.t͡ʃən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Hindi बच्चा (bachchā) meaning "child", a word of Persian origin. This surname was adopted by the Indian poet Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907-2003). Categories age, child meaning, poets, youth