Daughter

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.

In patriarchal societies, daughters often have different or lesser familial rights than sons. A family may prefer to have sons rather than daughters, with the daughters subjected to female infanticide. In some societies it is the custom for a daughter to be 'sold' to her husband, who must pay a bride price. The reverse of this custom, where the parents pay the husband a sum of money to compensate for the financial burden of the woman, is found in societies where women do not labour outside the home, and is referred to as dowry.

In the United States, the birth rate is 105 sons to 100 daughters which has been the natural birth rate since the 18th century. About 80 percent of prospective adoptive parents from the US will choose a girl over a boy.

Daughter (disambiguation)

A daughter is a female offspring.

Daughter may also refer to:

  • Daughter cell, the biological cells resulting from cell division
  • Daughter isotope, in physics, a nuclide formed by radioactive decay of another
  • Daughterboard, in computing, a subordinate extension of a motherboard. It is typically attached more directly than an expansion card, and typically is integral to the motherboard's operation
  • Daughter language, in linguistics, any later language derived from an earlier language. It may also be a node in a phrase structure tree, subordinated to a node of a higher level.
  • Film

  • Daughter 2, a 1996 Thai film
  • Daughters (film), aka Our Mother's Murder, a 1997 American made-for-TV film.
  • Daughter (2014 film), a South Korean film
  • The Daughter (2015 film)
  • Dukhtar, aka Daughter, a 2014 Pakistani film
  • Music

  • Daughter (band), London-based band
  • Daughters (band) an American rock band
  • Daughters (EP) the self-titled 2002 EP by band Daughters
  • Daughters (album) the self-titled 2010 studio album by band Daughters
  • Daughter (song)

    "Daughter" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released in 1993 as the second single from the band's second studio album, Vs. (1993). Although credited to all members of Pearl Jam, it features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music primarily written by guitarist Stone Gossard. The song topped both the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Billboard charts. The song spent a total of eight weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. "Daughter" eventually peaked at number 28 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, becoming the band's first Top 40 single. The song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003).

    Origin and recording

    Guitarist Stone Gossard used a Guild wide-body acoustic guitar to write the music for "Daughter". Bassist Jeff Ament plays upright bass on the song. Guitarist Mike McCready said, "That's one of the few solos I really had to sit down and work out." Drummer Dave Abbruzzese on his drumming on "Daughter":

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    Daughter

    by: Shannon Murray

    Mother Jones never ran for officeOh hell, you know she
    couldn't even vote
    They told her women didn't speak in public
    But she just smiled got up on her soap box and she
    spoke
    Virginia Wolfe didn't march down the streets of London
    There were too many untold her stories to tell
    She was wrapped up in the rapture
    of a feminism she knew so intimately well
    I am a daughter born of a heart full of rage
    I am a feminist standing at the dawn of a new day
    And I'll be damned if I'm going to waste one more song
    Reciting the angers of a past gone wrong
    We are no longer barred from the ballot box
    And the law declares us equal to men
    But laws will never change attitudes
    And attitudes are hard to change
    I am a daughter born of a heart full of rage
    I am a feminist standing at the dawn of a new day
    And I'll be damned if I'm going to waste one more song
    Reciting the angers of a past gone wrong
    The political sphere has been and still is of, by and
    for men
    Some things are sure to change but until then
    We've got to check our anger and put this energy to
    good use
    Through outright subversion we've got to back to our
    roots
    I am a daughter born of a heart full of rage
    I am a feminist standing at the dawn of a new day
    And I'll be damned if I'm going to waste one more song
    Reciting the angers of a past gone wrong
    Through the years they come to me
    Through time and space they comfort me
    Through humility and grace I see




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