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daughter.

One’s female offspring.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɔːtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdoːtə/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ˈdɔ.tɚ/General-American/ˈdɔ.t̬ɚ/General-American
  1. One’s female offspring.

    I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter.
  2. A female descendant.

  3. A daughter language.

  4. A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.

  5. A descendant.

  6. A female character of a creator.

    broadly
  7. A familiar address to a female person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.

    derogatory · informal · sometimes · uncommon
Where this word comes from

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

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