How to Say "Daughters" in Spanish

hijas

/ixas/from spelling rules

The English word daughters is translated into Spanish as hijas.

hijas is used to refer to multiple female children in relation to their parents.

How does it change in a sentence?

The singular form of the word is hija.

/ixas/

The phrase hija de tu madre is a common slang insult in several Spanish-speaking countries, though it literally translates to 'daughter of your mother'.
In some Spanish-speaking cultures, calling someone your hija is a common way for an older person to show affection to a younger woman, even if they are not related.
While hijas refers to female children, if a group of siblings includes even one son, the group is referred to using the masculine plural hijos.

Él tiene dos hijas.
He has two daughters.
This sentence is useful for stating the number of daughters a person has.
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Vosotras sois sus hijas.
You're her daughters.
This sentence is useful for identifying a group of people as someone's daughters.
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Esas tres son sus hijas.
Those three are his daughters.
This sentence is useful for pointing out specific individuals as someone's daughters.
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La cena está lista para mis hijas.
Dinner is ready for my daughters.
Mis niñas están jugando en el parque.
My daughters are playing in the park.
Mis hijas son muy inteligentes.
My daughters are very intelligent.
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