daughter
gb/dˈɔtɚ/ us/dˈɔtɚ/
A1
English
~ 900
Senses
0 senses
Noun
A1
relation
1
female child of parents
A girl or woman who is someone's child.
Usage pattern:
[someone]'s daughter
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'daughter' with 'girl'. 'Daughter' always means the female child of specific parents, not just any young female person.
Synonyms
girl (Refers broadly to a female child, not specifically the child of certain parents.)
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offspring (More formal and can refer to children of any gender.)
Antonyms
son (Refers to a male child in relation to his parents.)
Collocations
eldest daughter
|only daughter
|loving daughter
|daughter and son
|raise a daughter
Themes
family
|daily life
|relationships
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- My daughter just turned ten today.
- They have two sons and one daughter.
- 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.
- Her daughter is five years old.
- This is my daughter, Anna.
- His daughter likes to read books.
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.