daughter:
(plural: ‘daughters‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘ug’ are silent; the opposite word in meaning and the male word: ‘son’)
someone’s female (girl) child;
a girl or woman who is not a blood relation, but is closely connected to an organisation, activity, society, etc.,
a father (L) with his daughter (R)
I have only one son and no daughters.
In Hinduism, most orthodox families feel that having a daughter is like having the ‘goddess of wealth’ in your home!
In some Asian cultures, poor and middle-class people try to kill their daughters soon after birth because when the time comes for them to get their daughters married, they have to spend a lot of money, and if they don’t have any money and can’t get their daughters married, they will be socially boycotted!
Elizabeth is the daughter of our community ‘Women’s Organisation’. ( i.e. she spends a lot of time and shows a lot of effort for the betterment/good of the organisation, expecting very little in return)
Saint Joan of Arc (1412-1431), daughter of France
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