daughter
gb/dˈɔtɚ/ us/dˈɔtɚ/
A1
Inglese
~ 900
lány
SOSTANTIVO
A1
1
lány
A1
Schema d'uso:
[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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'daughter' with 'girl'. 'Daughter' always means the female child of specific parents, not just any young female person.
Significato
female child of parents
Collocazioni
eldest daughter
|only daughter
|loving daughter
|daughter and son
|raise a daughter
Sinonimi
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.)
Contrari
son (Refers to a male child in relation to his parents.)
Temi
family
|daily life
|relationships
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A girl or woman who is someone's child.
A person's female child in relation to that person's role as a parent.
Grammatica
Forma base
daughter
IPA
GB/dˈɔtɚ/
US/dˈɔtɚ/
Sillabe e accento
daugh - ter (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (daugh)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: daughter
- Plural: daughters
Famiglia di parole
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
Espressioni
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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.