Meaning 1neutral · 90%
a female child in relation to her parents
Natural examples
Unsere Tochter geht seit diesem Jahr zur Schule.
Our daughter started school this year.
Herr Weber besucht am Wochenende seine Tochter in Hamburg.
Mr. Weber visits his daughter in Hamburg on weekends.
Die beiden Töchter helfen ihren Eltern beim Kochen.
The two daughters help their parents with the cooking.
Usage note
Tochter is feminine; its irregular plural is Töchter. Sohn is its masculine counterpart.
Useful combinations
eine Tochter haben — to have a daughterdie älteste Tochter — the eldest daughterdie jüngste Tochter — the youngest daughter
Common mistake
die Tochters
die Töchter
The plural is irregular: o changes to ö and the ending is -er.
Mini-lesson: Daughter and its plural
Tochter is feminine, and its irregular plural is Töchter. The masculine counterpart is Sohn.
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