daughter
gb/dˈɔtɚ/ us/dˈɔtɚ/
A1
Inglés
~ 900
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
A1
relation
1
female child of parents
A girl or woman who is someone's child.
Patrón de uso:
[someone]'s daughter
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'daughter' with 'girl'. 'Daughter' always means the female child of specific parents, not just any young female person.
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
son (Refers to a male child in relation to his parents.)
Colocaciones
eldest daughter
|only daughter
|loving daughter
|daughter and son
|raise a daughter
Temas
family
|daily life
|relationships
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I have one daughter and one son.
- Her daughter is five years old.
- This is my daughter, Anna.
- His daughter likes to read books.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
daughter
AFI
GB/dˈɔtɚ/
US/dˈɔtɚ/
Sílabas y acento
daugh - ter (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (daugh)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: daughter
- Plural: daughters
Familia de palabras
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
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.