noun

daughter

daughter

She is my only daughter.

She is my only daughter.

My daughter is five years old.

My daughter is five years old.

((sb.'s)) daughter She is my daughter.

female child, girl; Antonyms: son

From Old English 'dohtor', from a common Germanic root. It's a very old word for a female child.

The 'daugh' part sounds a bit like 'door'. Imagine your daughter always running to the door to greet you.

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