Daughter

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.

A 1931 photograph of four generations of mothers and daughters
Pierre Mayer with his daughter Constance Mayer , painted by Constance Mayer
The number next to each box in the Table of Consanguinity indicates the degree of relationship relative to the given person.
First lady of the United States Betty Ford with her daughter Susan Ford