daughter
[ˈdɔ.ɾɚ]
UK: /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/
DƆ · ɾɚ (2 syllables)
English
Noun Top 443
American (Lessac)
(medium)
Female
0.8s
American (Amy)
(medium)
Female
0.8s
American (Ryan)
(medium)
Male
0.5s
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Definition
One’s female offspring.
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.
Example Sentences
- "I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."
- "And ye ſhal eate the fleſh of your ſonnes, and the fleſh of your daughters ſhall ye eate."
- "They discovered Weller had two daughters and a daughter-in-law in the same cemetery."
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