"only daughter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: only daughters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} only daughter (plural only daughters)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see only, daughter. Categories (topical): People Related terms: only child, only son
    Sense id: en-only_daughter-en-noun-PekqSLbr Disambiguation of People: 97 3
  2. The sole female among siblings. Categories (topical): Children, Female family members Translations (sole female child): ainoa tytär (Finnish), fille unique (French), μοναχοκόρη (monachokóri) [feminine] (Greek), единственная дочь (jedinstvennaja dočʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-only_daughter-en-noun-JoLwhi~7 Disambiguation of Children: 37 63 Disambiguation of Female family members: 19 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'sole female child': 2 98

Inflected forms

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