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daughter

daughter

∞ 1.0
A female child of someone
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔːtər/
: hija
  • The proud father couldn't wait to see his daughter perform in the school play.
  • sons and daughters
  • mother and daughter
  • year-old daughter

And my grandfather had more daughters than he had sons.

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Examples

  • And invited him to walk their daughter down the aisle.

  • I came to see my daughter.

  • So do you want to meet my daughter Jack?

  • What should a good son or daughter do?

  • My Mama and my daughter died on the same day.

  • Hey Ma, why did you ask my daughter about my work stuff?

  • Even his life insurance all goes to that daughter of his.

  • Look, I barely recognize my daughter anymore.

  • I have a young daughter back in Los Angeles, and I was hoping that Eric would buy my share.

  • I have two little daughters, Ashley and Rebecca.

Synonyms

child
vsdaughter
∞ 1.0

A young person who is not yet an adult, often a son or daughter

is used only for a female young person rather than for any gender
female offspring
vsdaughter
1 2.2

A female child of a person or animal, for example a daughter

is used only for human children, not for animals

Antonyms

son
∞ 1.0

A male child of his parents

Idioms

To be whipped as punishment while bent over a cannon

A daughter who behaves like her mother

Compounds

A woman who is married to someone's son

A girl or young woman who lives with people who are not her birth parents and is not adopted

daughter cell
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A cell formed when one cell divides, usually like the parent cell

daughter of Eve
  • Literature
9.9

A woman, especially when speaking in a religious or old-fashioned way

A girl or young woman raised as a daughter but not related by birth

A daughter who her mother likes best and who is like her

9.9

A person, often a soldier's child, who is tough and used to army life

How Related

daughter
∞ 1.0
acquaintance
114 3.5
stranger
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

daughter singular
daughters plural

Etymology

The word daughter comes from an old German word dohtor, which meant 'female child'. So a daughter today is still a person's 'female child'.