Daughter

Daughter

A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. Daughterhood is the state of being a daughter. The masculine counterpart is a son. Analogously the name is used in several areas to show relations between groups or elements.

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Famous quotes containing the word daughter:

    “A son is a son till he gets him a wife,
    But a daughter’s a daughter the rest of your life.”
    —Unknown.

    “O farewell griefe, and welcome joye,
    Ten thousand times therefore;”
    —Unknown. The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington (l. 49–50)

    “To raise a son without learning is raising an ass; to raise a daughter without learning is raising a pig.”
    —Chinese proverb.