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In the anime 『日常』 _Nichijou_ , the character Sakamoto (坂本) always uses 娘 to
call (refer to) the girl robot character Shinonome Nano (東雲なの).

Is 娘 a good (or prefect) form of address to call or refer to a young girl in
Japan in real life?
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Is 娘 (musume) a good way to address a girl?
As a simple noun, 娘 does mean "(young) girl" as well as "daughter". Basically
this usage is bookish, and it's not used outside established set phrases
(e.g., 看板娘) in casual speech.

  * [Sentence ending in 娘](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/82524/5010)
  * [Usage of を in 自らを豊作を司る](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/33480/5010)
  * [What purpose does ある serve in the sentence?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/38202/5010)
  * [What does 看板親父 mean?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21687/5010)

But that is not to say it's okay to address someone using 娘 in real spoken
Japanese. Only in fiction, someone who speaks in a pompous, dignified and/or
old-fashioned manner (e.g., gods, prophets, landlords, samurai) may use 娘 to
address a stranger girl.

Note that 息子 is always "son", never "boy".
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