only daughter

only daughter

One's only female child. I'm so sad to send my only daughter off to college! Sure, my dad showed my sister some favoritism—she's his only daughter, after all.
See also: daughter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • daughter of the manse
  • manse
  • like mother, like daughter
  • drop into (one's) lap
  • drop/fall into somebody's lap
  • be in line for
  • be in line for something
  • be in the frame
  • be in/out of the frame
  • at peace
References in classic literature
I am your only daughter, and you are not so exacting as the fathers of the Porte Saint-Martin and Gaiete, who disinherit their daughters for not giving them grandchildren.
Count of Monte Cristo
The only daughter in a family of men, Laurie had two brothers and four male cousins: brother Jonathan, chairman and CEO of Loew's Hotels; brother Steve, a Hollywood movie producer; cousins Andrew, chairman of Loew's executive committee; James, Loew's president and CEO; and Tom and Dan, money managers.
Like Father, LIKE DAUGHTER
As the oldest and only daughter, I felt overburdened and under appreciated, my adolescent needs overlooked by a mother whose time and emotional energy were zapped daily by her unruly younger sons.
Daughter: Dark snapshot not the whole picture