daughter
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English
Most common English words: knowledge « hath « table « #536: daughter » makes » laws » runAlternative forms
- douȝter (obsolete)
Etymology
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 Proto-Indo-European) Russian дочь (doč), Persian دختر (doχtar), Ancient Greek θυγάτηρ, Lithuanian duktė, Bulgarian дъщеря.
Pronunciation
- enPR: dôʹtər, IPA: /ˈdɔːtə(r)/, SAMPA: /"dO:t@(r)/
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Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: DaughterWikipedia daughter (plural daughters or (archaic) daughtren)
- 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.
- daughter language
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