Daughter
![A 1931 photograph of four generations of mothers and daughters](/Images/godic/202501/08/Doddy4GenerationsAug1931A0419.jpg")
![Table of consanguinity, showing legal degrees of relationship](/Images/godic/202501/08/Table_of_Consanguinity_showing_degrees_of_relationship0419.png")
![first lady of the United States Betty Ford with her daughter Susan Ford](/Images/godic/202501/08/lossy-page1-220px-Photograph_of_Betty_Ford_with_Daughter,_Susan_Ford_-_NARA_-_186845.tif0419.jpg")
![father with his daughters before prom](/Images/godic/202501/08/Daddy's_girls0419.jpg")
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. Daughterhood is the state of being a daughter. The male counterpart is a son. Analogously the name is used in several areas to show relations between groups or elements.