daughter
n. countablen. a female child or person in relation to her parents. You use this word to describe the family connection between a girl or woman and her mother or father.
n. a female offspring in relation to her parents. In scientific contexts, it can also describe a cell or atom produced by the division or decay of a primary source.
She is the youngest daughter in the family.
The couple proudly watched their daughter receive her university diploma during the graduation ceremony.
While the eldest daughter inherited the family estate, the younger siblings were encouraged to pursue independent careers in the city to ensure their own financial stability.
From Middle English doghter, doughter, from Old English dohtor (“daughter”), from Proto-West Germanic dohter, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.
Commonly paired with possessive adjectives like 'my' or 'their' to establish the family relationship.