daughter
/ˈdɑ.tɚ/noun
A person's female child.
Example sentence
- “Their daughter just started her first year of school.”
Note the silent 'gh', shared with 'caught' and 'taught'. Science borrows the word: 'daughter cells' result from cell division.
Related words
grandmotherThe mother of your mother or father.brotherA male child of the same mother and father as someone else.grandfatherThe father of your mother or father.sisterA girl or woman who has the same parents as another person.cousinThe son or daughter of your aunt or uncle.fatherA man who has a child, whether by birth, adoption, fostering, or raising the child as his own.