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From Old English dohtor, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr. Cognates include (from Germanic) Scots dochter, Dutch dochter, German Tochter, Swedish dotter; (from PIE) Russian дочь (doč), Persian دختر (doχtar), Ancient Greek θυγάτηρ, Lithuanian duktė.
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Singular daughter |
Plural daughters |
daughter (plural daughters)
- One’s female child.
- I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter.
- The Chinese and Indians say all too often: "I want a son, not a daughter".
- A female descendant.
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ap skokie, Ill. - A Cook County jury has found a Des Plaines man guilty of sexually abusing his 10-year-old daughter , who was confined to a wheelchair. ...
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Mother and daughter near Krung Thep Krung Thep Mahanakhon Thailand by Sonia Villegas

