Korean word

친딸

Pronunciation

Romanizationchinttal

Meaning

  • nounbiological daughter

Example

친딸이 결혼했어요.chin tta ri kyeol hon hae sseo yo

Their biological daughter got married.

Illustration for 친딸 (biological daughter)

More examples

친딸을 키우고 있어요.chin tta reul ki u go i sseo yo

I am raising my biological daughter.

Core concept

A daughter connected to someone through biological birth.

Common phrases

  • 친딸을 키우다chin tta reul ki u da

    raise one's biological daughter

  • 친딸이 결혼하다chin tta ri kyeol hon ha da

    one's biological daughter getting married

Similar words

딸ttal: A female child who remains a daughter even after becoming an adult.
자녀chanyeo: A parent's children considered together in respectful or official speech.

Definition in Korean

자신의 생물학적 딸cha si nui saeng mul hak jjeok ttal

Word origin

The prefix 친 (chin, "one's own or by blood") comes from a Sino-Korean element about close family ties, while 딸 (ttal, "daughter") is a native Korean noun.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word adds a specific biological detail that English speakers may otherwise leave unstated.

Opposites

  • 양녀yangnyeoadopted daughternoun

Related words

  • 친부chinbubiological fathernoun
  • 친모chinmobiological mothernoun
  • 친자chinjabiological childnoun

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