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daughter

noun · /ˈdɔtɚ/ · Level 1 · Starter

What does daughter mean?

daughter (noun): one’s female offspring.

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you use daughter in a sentence?

How do you pronounce daughter?

/ˈdɔtɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does daughter come from?

From Middle English doghter, doughter, from Old English dohtor (“daughter”).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are antonyms of daughter?

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “daughter” mean?

a vehicle that can fly

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one’s female offspring

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an answer to a problem

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something that is lost

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