filha

[FEE-lyuh]

nounfemininepl: filhas

daughter

1. A female child in relation to her parents

She is the youngest daughter in the family.

Ela é a filha mais jovem da família.

2. A woman in relation to her parents

My daughter is a doctor.

Minha filha é médica.

3. A female descendant or offspring

The daughter nations inherited the culture of their mother country.

As filhas nações herdaram a cultura de sua mãe pátria.

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General Brazilian

filha

Standard usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

filha

Standard usage; sometimes informally 'filha' used as term of endearment

São Paulo

filha

Standard usage

Portugal

filha

Standard usage with identical meaning

filha de criação (adopted daughter)

filha legítima (legitimate daughter)

filha ilegítima (illegitimate daughter)

ser filha de (to be the daughter of; figuratively, to be a product of)

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