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What is the difference between daughter and son?

daughter | son | Antonyms |

Son is a antonym of daughter.



As nouns the difference between daughter and son

is that daughter is one’s female child while son is a male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.

As a proper noun Son is

jesus Christ, whom Christians believe to be the son of God.

As an acronym SON is

supraOptic Nucleus.

As an abbreviation SON is

sonora, a state of Mexico.

daughter

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Alternative forms

* (obsolete) * (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia daughter) (en-noun)
  • One’s female child.
    • I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter .
  • A female descendant.
  • A daughter language.
  • (physics) A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.

    • Derived terms

    * daughterboard * daughtercard/daughter card * daughter cell * daughter cyst * daughterling * daughter-in-law * daughter isotope * daughterly * daughter nuclide * daughter of the manse * give one's daughter away * goddaughter/god-daughter * granddaughter * great-granddaughter * kiss the gunner's daughter * scavenger's daughter * stepdaughter (daughter)

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to gender) son * (with regard to ancestry) mother, father, parent

    Hypernyms

    * child

    See also

    * aunt, uncle * brother, sister * cousin

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    son

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia son) (en noun)
  • A male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.
    • The Chinese and Indians say all too often: "I want a son , not a daughter."
  • A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
  • A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
  • A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
    • He was a son of the mafia system.
  • A male descendant.
    • The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.
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  • (UK, colloquial)

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * (with regards to gender) daughter * (with regards to ancestry) father, mother, parent

    Hypernyms

    * child

    Derived terms

    * bachelor's son * favorite son/favourite son * grandfather-father-son * grandson * * mother's son * prodigal son * son-in-law * sonny * son of a bitch * son of a gun * son of a whore * son of privilege * son of the manse * stepson * whoreson

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