daughter

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English doughter, from Old English dōhtor, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr (compare Scots dochter, Dutch dochter, German Tochter, Swedish dotter), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (compare Ancient Greek θυγάτηρ (thugatēr), Gaulish duxtīr, Tocharian A ckācar, Tocharian B tkācer, Lithuanian duktė̃, Armenian դուստր (dustr), Persian دختر (doχtar), Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ)).

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Rhymes: -ɔːtə(ɹ)

Noun [edit]

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  1. One’s female child.
    I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter.
    The Chinese and Indians say all too often: "I want a son, not a daughter".
  2. A female descendant.
  3. daughter language

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