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Because дочь is a feminine noun in Russian, and the possessive adjective мой (my) has to agree with the noun’s gender.
So:
- мой = my (masculine)
- моя = my (feminine)
- моё = my (neuter)
- мои = my (plural)
Since дочь means daughter and is feminine, you say моя дочь.
Not all feminine nouns in Russian end in -а or -я. Some feminine nouns end in a soft sign (ь), and дочь is one of them.
This is something learners often just have to memorize. Other feminine nouns with ь include:
- ночь = night
- дверь = door
- тетрадь = notebook
So although дочь ends in ь, it is still feminine.