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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

girl miss missy mademoiselle lassie lady little girl colleen sis auntie Son issue child kid fraternal

Show all synonyms

Son donna dame lady sonny colleen

Show all antonyms

daughters daughtren

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