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:

    “Thy youngest daughter does not love thee least,
    Nor are those empty-hearted whose low sounds
    Reverb no hollowness.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “In the woods of Powhatan,
    Still ‘tis told by Indian fires
    How a daughter of their sires
    Saved a captive Englishman.”
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)

    “Oh my daughter,
    My sweetheart, daughter of my late employer, princess,
    May you not be long on the way!”
    —John Ashbery (b. 1927)