Collocations for "daughter"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "daughter" in context.
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daughter
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is my [younger, oldest] daughter
- father-daughter [bonding, date, dance]
- has [three] daughters
- is [mother, father] to a son and [three] daughters
- passed down from [father, mother] to daughter
- like mother, like daughter!
- are going to have a daughter!
- if you're going to date my daughter
- is like a daughter to me
- is my daughter's [wedding, birthday, anniversary]
- have not [seen, heard from] my daughter [for, in, since]
- their daughter lives [at home, on campus, abroad]
- asked for [his, their] daughter's hand (in marriage)
- my son and daughter-in-law
- a daughter of the [revolution, movement, uprising]
- a daughter [language, colony, territory]
'daughter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
birth
- bring
- date
- father
- grant
- name
- promise
- read
- will
- one
- two
- six
- seven
- influence
- year
- water
- sleep
- rose
- pop
- photo
- period
- painting
- mother
- mom
- marriage
- love
- toilet
- cross
- disappointed
- first
- wild
- when
- understanding
- raised
- proud
- my
- middle
- companion
- conception
- cradle
- dedication
- deed
- encouragement
- fever
- kindergarten
- lullaby
- marine
- mash
- measles
- monster