Dawta

noun DAAH-ta

Also spelled daughta, dawtah

Daughter — one's female child, and in wider use a warm term for a young woman or girl. In Rastafari speech a 'dawta' (or 'empress') is a woman, a sister in the faith, spoken of with respect. Affectionate and everyday at once.

  • A mi dawta dat, mi eldest.

    That's my daughter, my eldest.

  • Respec to di dawta dem.

    Respect to the women.

From English 'daughter'. In Rasta usage = a woman/sister. See [[empress]], [[fada]].

One's daughter; also a respectful word for a woman, esp. in Rasta speech.