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daughter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈdɔːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[ˈdɑ.ɾɚ] (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
/ˈdɑ.tɚ/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
(US) audio cot-caught
[ˈdɔ.ɾɚ] (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
/ˈdɔtəɾ/ (Scotland)
/ˈdɔ.tɚ/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
audio SSB
/ˈdoːtə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
dôʹtər
/ˈdɔ.t̬ɚ/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger

Etymology

From Middle English doghter, doughter, from Old English dohtor (“daughter”), from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Meanings

One’s female offspring.
- And ye ſhal eate the fleſh of your ſonnes, and the fleſh of your daughters ſhall ye eate. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 26:29, column 1:
- I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter.
- They discovered Weller had two daughters and a daughter-in-law in the same cemetery. 2021 September 24, Lauren M. Johnson and Christina Zdanowicz, “A gravestone missing for almost 150 years was being used as a marble slab to make fudge”, in CNN:
- Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family. 2025 April 2, Ben Morse, “‘Whoop, there she is!’: Jason and Kylie Kelce announce birth of fourth daughter”, in CNN:
A female descendant.
- Daughter of Eve from the far land of Spare Oom where eternal summer reigns around the bright city of War Drobe, how would it be if you came and had tea with me? 1950 October 14, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (fiction):
A daughter language.
A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
(of a parse tree) A descendant.
- We have distinguished two types of situations from the point of view of the placement of the obligatory X constituent within the phrase XP: one in which X is a daughter of XP, and one in which X is not a daughter of XP, but a daughter of one of the constituents of XP (in an adjunct configuration). 2013, Daniela Isac, Charles Reiss, “Chapter 7, Some details of sentence structure”, in I-Language: An Introduction to Linguistics as Cognitive Science, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163:
- Following the conventional pattern, the argument daughter of a node is assigned the index n0 and placed on the left side, and the functor daughter, the index n1, is placed on the right side. 2017, Yicheng Wu, “Chapter 2, The dynamics of language processing”, in The Interfaces of Chinese Syntax with Semantics and Pragmatics, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 17:
(broadly) A female character of a creator.
(derogatory, informal, sometimes, uncommon) A familiar address to a female person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
daughtren	Number=Plur	archaic	lexicographic
dafter		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
daughters	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

son (with regard to gender) · mother (with regard to ancestry) · father · parent · son

Deriveds

Translations (375)

tzm ⵓⵍⵜ (female offspring) · mi tamawahine (female offspring) · mey منت (female offspring) · xag 𐕐𐔰 (female offspring) · nv hatsiʼ (female offspring) · sms nijdd (female offspring) · km ធីតា (female offspring) · ceb anak (female offspring) · kjh хызы (female offspring) · kl panik (female offspring) · enm doghter (female offspring) · ar بِنْت (female offspring) · wym tohter (female offspring) · mdf стирь (female offspring) · sv dotter (female offspring) · pgl ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (female offspring) · nn dotter (female offspring) · pl córka (female offspring) · kk қыз (female offspring) · nci ichpochtli (female offspring) · yo ọmọbìnrin (female offspring) · dlm felja (female offspring) · ba ҡыҙ (female offspring) · ia filia (female offspring) · lv meita (female offspring) · uk до́нька (female offspring) · evn хунат (female offspring) · cdo 諸娘囝 /诸娘囝 (female offspring) · ca filla (female offspring) · wa båshele (female offspring) · ay phucha (female offspring) · oui 𐽲𐽶𐽴 (female offspring) · fa دُخْتَر (female offspring) · sl hči (female offspring) · km កូនស្រី (female offspring) · zh 女兒 /女儿 (female offspring) · pro filla (female offspring) · ur بیٹی (female offspring) · ang dohtor (female offspring) · fy dochter (female offspring) · lt duktė (female offspring) · id anak perempuan (female offspring) · szl cera (female offspring) · ms anak perempuan (female offspring) · tyv уруг (female offspring) · ani йеши (female offspring) · zh 查某囝 (female offspring) · cst ká̄nakkānaim'in (female offspring) · as জী (female offspring) · ki mwarĩ (female offspring) · xsv dukte (female offspring) · gu દીકરી (female offspring) · rup hilji (female offspring) · okm ᄯᆞᆯ〮 (female offspring) · de Tochter (female offspring) · cs dcera (female offspring) · uga 𐎁𐎚 (female offspring) · vec fioła (female offspring) · ask zū (female offspring) · nci ichpoch (female offspring) · mr मलगी (female offspring) · lij fìggia (female offspring) · sh kćȋ (female offspring) · wyi kerin (female offspring) · pt filha (female offspring) · cjy 姑娘 (female offspring) · rgn fiöla (female offspring) · yrk-tun не ню (female offspring) · fur fie (female offspring) · gl filla (female offspring) · ka ქალი (female offspring) · sc fitza (female offspring) · hy աղջիկ (female offspring) · izh tytär (female offspring) · pdt Dochta (female offspring) · tt кыз (female offspring) · phn 𐤁𐤕 (female offspring) · pdc Dochder (female offspring) · gug memby (female offspring) · tn morwadi (female offspring) · ks کوٗر (female offspring) · ka შვილი (female offspring) · gd nighneag (female offspring) · ang ċild (female offspring) · ovd duotter (female offspring) · ta மகள் (female offspring) · sah кыыс оҕо (female offspring) · ady ыпхъу (female offspring) · haw kaikamahine (female offspring) · lo ລູກສາວ (female offspring) · alr ӈавакык (female offspring) · eve хунадь (female offspring) · ce йоӏ (female offspring) · gmq-osw dōttir (female offspring) · sh kćérka (female offspring) · hsn 女 (female offspring) · yi טאָכטער (female offspring) · mi kōtiro (female offspring) · pa ਧੀ (female offspring) · ur دُخْتَر (female offspring) · nci cihuaconetl (female offspring) · ja 娘 (female offspring) · khb ᦟᦴᧅᦍᦲᧂ (female offspring) · ne छोरी (female offspring) · ssy barhä (female offspring) · lez руш (female offspring) · nv achʼéʼé (female offspring) · tr kız evlat (female offspring) · dsb źowka (female offspring) · osx dohtar (female offspring) · gd nighean (female offspring) · hu lány (female offspring) · tpn aîyra (t-, t-) (female offspring) · ps لور (female offspring) · nap figlia (female offspring) · ik panik (female offspring) · ml പുത്രി (female offspring) · bn মেয়ে (female offspring) · rup hilje (female offspring) · ru дочь (female offspring) · hsb dźowka (female offspring) · si දුව (female offspring) · mg zazavavy (female offspring) · tr kız (female offspring) · ha ɗiya (female offspring) · rom ćhaj (female offspring) · is dóttir (female offspring) · ane nêêwâ (female offspring) · ka ქალიშვილი (female offspring) · te పుత్రిక (female offspring) · tyv кыс (female offspring) · ka ასული (female offspring) · rm brit (female offspring) · ilo anak (female offspring) · gv inneen (female offspring) · vec fìa (female offspring) · ko 딸 (female offspring) · et tütar (female offspring) · ace aneuk inöng (female offspring) · txb tkācer (female offspring) · io filiino (female offspring) · wyi manggip (female offspring) · fa فَرْزَنْد (female offspring) · mt bint (female offspring) · lou fiy (female offspring) · chr ᎠᏇᏥ (female offspring) · izh tyttö (female offspring) · qu ususi (female offspring) · yrl ayera (female offspring) · wuu 囡兒 /囡儿 (female offspring) · xbc λογδο (female offspring) · tk gyyz (female offspring) · kab ⵢⴻⵍⵍⵉ (female offspring) · da datter (female offspring) · mhn tochter (female offspring) · am ሴት ልጅ (female offspring) · ota قیز (female offspring) · se nieida (female offspring) · mk ќе́рка (female offspring) · vo daut (female offspring) · el θυγατέρα (female offspring) · ab аҧҳа (female offspring) · el κόρη (female offspring) · km តនយា (female offspring) · za lugnyingz (female offspring) · cjy 閨女 /闺女 (female offspring) · mn ᠥᠬᠢᠨ (female offspring) · fo dóttir (female offspring) · zh 閨女 /闺女 (female offspring) · oc filha (female offspring) · jje ᄄᆞᆯ님 (female offspring) · fa دُخْتَر (female offspring) · cu дъщи (female offspring) · csb córa (female offspring) · sd ڌيءَ (female offspring) · hi बेटी (female offspring) · my သမီး (female offspring) · xal күүкн (female offspring) · twf phȉwéna (female offspring) · rue донька́ (female offspring) · ur پُتْری (female offspring) · ar اِبْنَة (female offspring) · rmy ćhej (female offspring) · tly کلا (female offspring) · km បុត្រី (female offspring) · zu indodakazi (female offspring) · hi लड़की (female offspring) · rmf tšai (female offspring) · wal michchiyo (female offspring) · chr ᎠᏇᏥ ᎠᎨᏴ (female offspring) · jv anak wadon (female offspring) · yue 女 (female offspring) · bej oot (female offspring) · ur کُڑی (female offspring) · ja いと (female offspring) · koi ныв (female offspring) · fur frute (female offspring) · rm figlia (female offspring) · qu wawa (female offspring) · te కూతురు (female offspring) · hi दुख़्तर (female offspring) · cu ⰴⱏⱎⱅⰹ (female offspring) · bo བུ་མོ (female offspring) · pjt uṉṯal (female offspring) · zza çêna (diq) (female offspring) · az qız (female offspring) · eo filino (female offspring) · niu tama fifine (female offspring) · yai ғайк (female offspring) · krc къыз (female offspring) · hmd 𖽐𖼷𖽑𖽹 (female offspring) · sux 𒌉𒊩 (female offspring) · be дачка́ (female offspring) · kbd пхъу (female offspring) · an filla (female offspring) · te కుమార్తె (female offspring) · hi पुत्री (female offspring) · non dóttir (female offspring) · pal duxtar (female offspring) · bua басаган (female offspring) · za lugsau (female offspring) · sa दुहितृ (female offspring) · uz qiz (female offspring) · sco dochter (female offspring) · sw binti (female offspring) · sh кће́рка (female offspring) · kjj риши (female offspring) · esh تِتیَه (female offspring) · sh ćérka (female offspring) · hnn anak babayi (female offspring) · zh 姑娘 (female offspring) · fr fille (female offspring) · egy S:r-i-t:G37 (female offspring) · lt dukra (female offspring) · tpn membyra (female offspring) · izh neito (female offspring) · bh बेटी (female offspring) · cy merched (female offspring) · mhr ӱдыр (female offspring) · ru до́чка (female offspring) · mn охин (female offspring) · tg духтар (female offspring) · rue дї́вка (female offspring) · pa ਪੁਤਰੀ (female offspring) · av яс (female offspring) · xto ckācar (female offspring) · ht fi (female offspring) · ug قىز (female offspring) · ast fía (female offspring) · lep ᰊᰣᰤᰪᰀᰪᰱ (female offspring) · ab аԥҳа (female offspring) · id putri (female offspring) · mzn دتر (female offspring) · br merc'hed (female offspring) · ru дщерь (female offspring) · es hija (female offspring) · xlc 𐊋𐊂𐊀𐊗𐊕𐊀 (female offspring) · bo སྲས་མོ (female offspring) · gni ngaliganyi (female offspring) · wao ʔék'api (female offspring) · sa पुत्री (female offspring) · sa नन्दिनी (female offspring) · bh धीया (female offspring) · ga iníon (female offspring) · zza keyna (diq) (female offspring) · tk gyz (female offspring) · yag ma-kipa (female offspring) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 (female offspring) · bg ще́рка (female offspring) · ltg meita (female offspring) · sah кыыс (female offspring) · wa feye (female offspring) · esu panik (female offspring) · th ลูกสาว (female offspring) · nds Dochter (female offspring) · tab риш (female offspring) · br merc'h (female offspring) · njo-jgl jala (female offspring) · cv хӗр (female offspring) · sh ће́рка (female offspring) · myv тейтерь (female offspring) · nrf fil'ye (female offspring) · ckt н'ээкык (female offspring) · xcl դուստր (female offspring) · crh qız (female offspring) · sid beetto (female offspring) · hsn 妹子 (female offspring) · bg дъщеря́ (female offspring) · gug ajýra (female offspring) · mi tamāhine (female offspring) · hak 妹仔 (female offspring) · frr foomen (female offspring) · orv дочи (female offspring) · nci xocotzin (female offspring) · nb datter (female offspring) · yrl membira (female offspring) · tl anak (female offspring) · xh intombazana (female offspring) · sq bijë (female offspring) · ar بنت (female offspring) · nl dochter (female offspring) · ro fiică (female offspring) · udm ныл (female offspring) · frr doochter (female offspring) · ar بت (female offspring) · kn ಮಗಳು (female offspring) · lb Duechter (female offspring) · rhg zíi (female offspring) · yo ọmọ (female offspring) · na ñait ân (female offspring) · fi tytär (female offspring) · as দুহীতা (female offspring) · gd nìonag (female offspring) · inh йоӏ (female offspring) · dv ދި (female offspring) · krl tytär (female offspring) · xfa filea (female offspring) · oj indaanis (female offspring) · ti ጓል (female offspring) · hy դուստր (female offspring) · jje 엔년 (female offspring) · os чызг (female offspring) · kaa qız (female offspring) · arc בְּרַתָּא (female offspring) · sga ingen (female offspring) · ko 따님 (female offspring) · mi hine (female offspring) · la filia (female offspring) · mwl filha (female offspring) · evn хутэ (female offspring) · ms anak (female offspring) · sh кћи̑ (female offspring) · fa فَرْزَنْد (female offspring) · as পুত্ৰী (female offspring) · ha 'ya (female offspring) · my သ္မီး (female offspring) · arc ܒܪܬܐ (female offspring) · za lwgmbwk (female offspring) · zh нүр (female offspring) · grc θυγάτηρ (female offspring) · ruq il'ă (female offspring) · he בַּת (female offspring) · rif yeǧi (female offspring) · so gabadh (female offspring) · vi con gái (female offspring) · kmr keç (female offspring) · ee vinyɔnu (female offspring) · te అమ్మాయి (female offspring) · clt sacanung (female offspring) · jje ᄄᆞᆯ (female offspring) · ky кыз (female offspring) · ady ипшъашъ (female offspring) · bn বালিকা (female offspring) · eu alaba (female offspring) · it figlia (female offspring) · uk дочка́ (female offspring) · af dogter meisie (female offspring) · sa सुता (female offspring) · ext ija (female offspring) · sk dcéra (female offspring) · xdq рирси́ (female offspring) · sc filla (female offspring) · ja お嬢さん (female offspring) · mnc ᠰᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡳ (female offspring) · zlw-ocs dci (female offspring) · cy merch (female offspring) · chr ᎤᏪᏥ (female offspring) · akk 𒌉𒊩 (female offspring) · ltg mārga (female offspring) · or ଝିଅ (female offspring) · egy zA-t-B1 (female offspring) · wo doom ju jigéen (female offspring) · la nata (female offspring) · sc fiza (female offspring) · chr ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎨᏴ (female offspring)

wikidata: Q308194

daughter en · NOUN

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