A daughter is a female offspring; a girl or a woman in relation to her parents.
The word daughter also has several other connotations attached to it, one of these being used in reference to a female descendant or consanguinity.
The reverse of this custom, where the parents pay the husband a sum of money to compensate for the financial burden of the woman and is known as a dowry.
In the US, prospective parents seeking to adopt a child display a slight preference for girls over boys.
Notable daughters whose character and development has been impacted by their parents in literature have been:[5] 5.