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daughter

daugh·ter

UK/ˈdɔːtə/ US/ˈdoːtə/ very common informal

noun

1.

a female human offspring

  • “her daughter cared for her in her old age”
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Origin

From Middle English doghter, doughter, from Old English dohtor (“daughter”), from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Phrases

  • captain's daughter
  • daughter card
  • daughter cell
  • daughter company
  • daughter cyst
  • daughter from California syndrome
  • daughter isotope
  • daughter language

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