daughter

Noun

Meaning

The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.

A female descendant; a woman.

A son's wife; a daughter-in-law.

A term of address indicating parental interest.

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Whoever got a good son-in-law gained a son, and whoever got a bad son-in-law also lost his daughter. Democritus

Truth is the daughter of Time. Aulus Gellius

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. Francis Bacon

A good daughter is worth as much as seven sons. Armenian Proverb

Only two things matter in this world: a son and a daughter. Hindi Proverb

Poverty is an older daughter of laziness. Senegalese Proverb

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