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daughter
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daugh·ter  (dôtr)
n.
1. One's female child.
2. A female descendant.
3. A woman considered as if in a relationship of child to parent: a daughter of the nation.
4. One personified or regarded as a female descendant: "Culturally Japan is a daughter of Chinese civilization" (Edwin O. Reischauer).
5. Physics The immediate product of the radioactive decay of an element.
adj.
1. Possessing the characteristics of a daughter; having the relationship of a daughter.
2. Biology Of or relating to a cell, organelle, or other structure produced by division or replication: daughter cell; daughter DNA.
3. Physics Produced by or resulting from the decay of a radioactive element: daughter atom; daughter nuclide.

[Middle English doughter, from Old English dohtor; see dhugter- in Indo-European roots.]

daughter·ly adj.

daughter [ˈdɔːtə]
n
1. a female offspring; a girl or woman in relation to her parents
2. a female descendant
3. a female from a certain country, etc., or one closely connected with a certain environment, etc. a daughter of the church Related adjective filial
4. (often capital) Archaic a form of address for a girl or woman
modifier
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology denoting a cell or unicellular organism produced by the division of one of its own kind
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics (of a nuclide) formed from another nuclide by radioactive decay
[Old English dohtor; related to Old High German tohter daughter, Greek thugatēr, Sanskrit duhitá]
daughterhood  n
daughterless  adj
daughter-like  adj
daughterliness  n
daughterly  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.daughterdaughter - a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
female offspring - a child who is female
mother's daughter - a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother
son, boy - a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"

daughter
noun female child, girl, descendant, lass (informal) a woman with four daughters to marry off
Related words
adjective filial
Quotations
"As is the mother, so is her daughter" Bible: Ezekiel
"A daughter is an embarrassing and ticklish possession" [Menander Perinthis]
Translations
daughter [ˈdɔːtəʳ] Nhija f DAR

daughter [ˈdɔːtər] nfille f
daughter-in-law [ˈdɔːtərɪnlɔː] nbelle-fille f, bru f

daughter
n (lit, fig)Tochter f

daughter [ˈdɔːtəʳ] nfiglia
daughter [ˈdɔːtəʳ] nfiglia

daughter
n daughter [ˈdoːtə]
a female child (when spoken of in relation to her parents) That is Mary's daughter; She has two daughters. dogter إبْنَه، بِنْت дъщеря dcera datter die Tochter θυγατέρα hija tütar فرزند دختر tytär fille בָּת बेटी, पुत्री kćerka, kći l(e)ány(a vkinek) anak perempuan dóttir figlia duktė meita anak perempuan dochter datter córka filha fiică дочь dcéra hči kćerka dotter ลูกสาว kız evlât 女兒 дочка بیٹی con gái
n daughter-in-law
a son's wife. skoondogter كَنَّه، زَوْجَةُ الأبْن снаха snacha svigerdatter die Schwiegertochter νύφη nuera minia عروس؛ زن پسر miniä belle-fille כָּלָה पुत्र वधू, बहू snaha, sinova žena meny(e vkinek) menantu perempuan tengdadóttir nuora 息子の妻 며느리 marti vedekla menantu schoondochter svigerdatter synowa nora noră невестка; сноха nevesta snaha snaja svärdotter ลูกสะใภ้ gelin 媳婦 невістка بہو con dâu

daughter ابنة dcera datter Tochter κόρη hija tytär fille kćerka figlia dochter datter córka filha дочь dotter ลูกสาว kız evlat con gái 女儿


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