eldest daughter
Oldest female child
The eldest daughter is the firstborn female child in a family.
The term carries weight in contexts of inheritance, family dynamics, and cultural expectations: As the eldest daughter, she felt responsible for her younger siblings.
In many cultures, eldest daughters historically bore particular burdens of caregiving and domestic responsibility that eldest sons did not.
- firstbornFirst child born
- sisterFemale sibling
- siblingBrother or sister
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- emotional laborManaging feelings for job demands
caretaker · mature · taking charge · bossy · babysitter · protective · parentified · inheritance · primogeniture · daddy's girl · family · family dynamics · birth order · role model · favorite · burden · expectations · princess
- birth orderfirstborn, lastborn, middle child, only child, youngest
- Royal Heirsheir apparent, heir presumptive, crown prince, crown princess, royal heir
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- heirsheir apparent, heir presumptive, heiress, heirs, inheritor
- householdershouseholder, head of household, homeowner, property owner, landlord
eldest daughteryoungest son
Final male offspring
youngest child · baby of the family · baby boy · baby girl · last-born
eldest, daughter, elder, older, oldest, daughters, daughterly