daughter

daugh·ter

 (dô′tər)

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 that is personified or regarded as a female descendant: "Culturally Japan is a daughter of Chinese civilization" (Edwin O. Reischauer).

5. 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. Of or relating to a cell, organelle, or other structure produced by division or replication: daughter cell; daughter DNA.

3. Produced by or resulting from the decay of a radioactive element: daughter atom; daughter nuclide.

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

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daugh′ter·ly adj.

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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.

4. (often capital) archaic a form of address for a girl or woman

adj

5. (Biology) biology denoting a cell or unicellular organism produced by the division of one of its own kind

6. (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]

ˈdaughterhood n

ˈdaughterless adj

ˈdaughter-ˌlike adj

ˈdaughterliness n

ˈdaughterly adj

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daugh•ter

(ˈdɔ tər)

n.

1. a girl or woman in relation to her parents.

2. any female descendant.

3. a person related as if by the ties binding daughter to parent: a daughter of the church.

4. anything personified as female and considered with respect to its origin.

5. an isotope formed by radioactive decay of another isotope.

adj.

6. pertaining to a cell or other structure arising from division or replication: daughter cell; daughter DNA.

[before 950; Middle English doughter, Old English dohtor, c. Old Saxon dohtar, Old High German tochter, Old Norse dōttir, Gothic dauhtar, Greek thygátēr, Skt duhita]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

daughter - a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" girl 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"

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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]

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Translations

إبْنَه، بِنْتاِبْنَة

filla

dcera

datter

Tochter

κόρη

filino

hija

tütar

دختر

tytär

fille

kći

lánylányaleány

dóttir

figlia

娘

딸

filia

duktėmarti

meita

dochter

datter

córka

filha

fiică

дочьдочка

dcéra

hči

dotter

ลูกสาว

kız evlatkız evlât

con gái

女儿

daughter

[ˈdɔːtəʳ] N → hija f DAR

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daughter

[ˈdɔːtə^r] n → fille fdaughter-in-law [ˈdɔːtərɪnlɔː] n → belle-fille f, bru f

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daughter

n (lit, fig) → Tochter f

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daughter

[ˈdɔːtəʳ] n → figlia

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daughter

(ˈdoːtə) noun

a female child (when spoken of in relation to her parents). That is Mary's daughter; She has two daughters. dogter إبْنَه، بِنْت дъщеря filha dcera die Tochter datter θυγατέραhija tütar فرزند دختر tytär filleבת बेटी, पुत्री kćerka, kći l(e)ány(a vkinek) anak perempuan dóttir figlia 娘 딸 duktė meita anak perempuan dochterdattercórka لور filha fiică дочь dcéra hči kćerka dotter ลูกสาว kız evlât 女兒 дочка بیٹی con gái 女儿

ˈdaughter-in-law – plural ˈdaughters-in-law – noun

a son's wife. skoondogter كَنَّه، زَوْجَةُ الأبْن снаха nora snacha die Schwiegertochter svigerdatter νύφηnuera minia عروس؛ زن پسر miniä belle-filleכלה पुत्र वधू, बहू snaha, sinova žena meny(e vkinek) menantu perempuan tengdadóttir nuora 息子の妻 며느리 marti vedekla menantu schoondochtersvigerdattersynowa ماينه، ښځه، مېرمن nora noră невестка; сноха nevesta snaha snaja svärdotter ลูกสะใภ้ gelin 媳婦 невістка بہو con dâu 媳妇

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daughter

→ اِبْنَة dcera datter Tochter κόρη hija tytär fille kći figlia 娘 딸 dochter datter córka filha дочь dotter ลูกสาว kız evlat con gái 女儿

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daugh·ter

n. hija;

___ -in-law → nuera.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• My daughter is missing → إِنَّ اِبْنَتي مَفْقُودَةٌ → Moje dcera je nezvěstná → Min datter er forsvundet → Meine Tochter ist verschwunden → Χάθηκε η κόρη μου → Mi hija ha desaparecido → Tyttäreni on kadonnut → Ma fille a disparu → Kći mi je nestala → Mia figlia è scomparsa → 私の娘が行方不明です → 딸이 없어졌어요 → Ik ben mijn dochter kwijt → Datteren min er forsvunnet → Moja córka zaginęła → Minha filha está desaparecida → У меня пропала дочь → Min dotter har försvunnit → ลูกสาวฉันหาย → Kızım kayıp → Con gái tôi bị mất tích → 我女儿丢了
• My daughter is lost → اِبْنَتي ضَائِعَةٌ → Ztratila se mi dcera → Min datter er blevet væk → Meine Tochter ist verschwunden → Έχασα την κόρη μου → Mi hija se ha perdido → Tyttäreni on eksyksissä → Ma fille est perdue → Moja kći se izgubila → Mia figlia si è persa → 娘の姿が見当たりません → 딸을 잃어버렸어요 → Mijn dochter is weg → Datteren min har gått seg bort → Moja córka się zgubiła → Minha filha está perdida → Потерялась моя дочь → Min dotter är borta → ลูกสาวฉันหลงทาง → Kızım kayboldu → Con gái tôi bị lạc → 我找不着我女儿了

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daughter

n hija

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