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Daughter Oxford Noun Bre ˈdɔːtə(R ˈdɔːtər Sons Grown Up

Word daughter
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈdɔːtə(r) / NAmE / ˈdɔːtər /
Example
  • we have two sons and a daughter.
  • they have three grown-up daughters.
  • she's the daughter of an oxford professor.
  • one of the town’s most famous daughters
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daughter

(noun)BrE / ˈdɔːtə(r) / NAmE / ˈdɔːtər /
  1. a person’s female child
    • see also god-daughter
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/god-daughter
    • We have two sons and a daughter.
    • They have three grown-up daughters.
    • She's the daughter of an Oxford professor.
  2. a woman who belongs to a particular place or country, etc.
    • one of the town’s most famous daughters

    Extra Examples

    • Living alone and trying to bring up a small daughter is no easy task.
    • They have three young daughters.
    • They’ve got three young daughters.

    Word Origin

    • Old English dohtor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dochter and German Tochter, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek thugatēr.
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