daughter
gb/dˈɔtɚ/ us/dˈɔtɚ/
A1
English
~ 900
lány
NOUN
A1
1
lány
A1
Usage pattern:
[someone]'s daughter
My daughter just turned ten today.
A lányom ma lett tízéves.
They have two sons and one daughter.
Két fiuk és egy lányuk van.
Her daughter is studying abroad this year.
He introduced me to his daughter at the party.
The proud mother hugged her daughter tightly.
Learner examples
I have one daughter and one son.
Van egy lányom és egy fiam.
Her daughter is five years old.
A lánya ötéves.
This is my daughter, Anna.
His daughter likes to read books.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'daughter' with 'girl'. 'Daughter' always means the female child of specific parents, not just any young female person.
Meaning
female child of parents
Collocations
eldest daughter
|only daughter
|loving daughter
|daughter and son
|raise a daughter
Synonyms
girl (Refers broadly to a female child, not specifically the child of certain parents.)
|
offspring (More formal and can refer to children of any gender.)
Antonyms
son (Refers to a male child in relation to his parents.)
Themes
family
|daily life
|relationships
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A girl or woman who is someone's child.
A person's female child in relation to that person's role as a parent.
Grammar
Dictionary form
daughter
IPA
GB/dˈɔtɚ/
US/dˈɔtɚ/
Syllables & stress
daugh - ter (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (daugh)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: daughter
- Plural: daughters
Word family
Forms
daughters
noun
Core family
granddaughter
noun A1
Related words
stepdaughter
noun
goddaughter
noun
Negative and opposite forms
son
noun A1
Advanced or less common
daughterly
adjective
Expressions
mother and daughter
1/mˈʌðɚ ˈænd dˈɔtɚ/
fixed phrase
female parent and female child
A mother and her female child seen together or in relation to each other.
Examples
- The shop is run by a mother and daughter team.
- They went on a mother and daughter holiday to Italy.
like mother, like daughter
1/lˈaɪk mˈʌðɚ | lˈaɪk dˈɔtɚ/
idiom
daughters are similar to mothers
Daughters are often like their mothers in looks or ways of acting.
Examples
- She loves gardening just like her mom—like mother, like daughter.
- She loves baking just like her mom—like mother, like daughter.
- They both have the same laugh—like mother, like daughter.
- They both have the same laugh; like mother, like daughter.