daughter

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: dôʹtər, IPA: /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/
• (GA) enPR: dô'tər, IPA: /ˈdɔ.tɚ/, /ˈdɔ.t̬ɚ/, [ˈdɔ.ɾɚ]
• (Canada, cot-caught) enPR: dä'tər, IPA: /ˈdɑ.tɚ/

Noun

daughter (plural daughters)

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. (physics) A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
5. (syntax, of a parse tree) A descendant.
6. (by extension) A female character of a creator.

Antonyms

• (with regard to gender) son
• (with regard to ancestry) mother, father, parent

Translations

• French: fille
• German: Tochter
• Italian: figlia
• Portuguese: filha
• Russian: дочь
• Spanish: hija

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