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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
Noun
1. a female child
2. a girl or woman who comes from a certain place or is connected with a certain thing: a daughter of the church
Adjective
1. Biol denoting a cell, chromosome, etc. produced by the division of one of its own kind
2. Physics (of a nuclide) formed from another nuclide by radioactive decay [Old English dohtor]
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 1. female child, girl
2. descendant, girl >> adjective filial
Translations

daughter [ˈdɔːtəʳ] nhija
daughter [ˈdɔːtəʳ] nfille f
daughter [ˈdɔːtəʳ] nTochter f
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.dogterإبْنَه، بِنْتдъщеряdceradatterdie Tochterθυγατέραhijatütarفرزند دخترtytärfilleבָּתबेटी, पुत्रीkćerka, kćil(e)ány(a vkinek)anak perempuandóttirfigliaduktėmeitaanak perempuandochterdattercórkafilhafiicăдочьdcérahčikćerkadotterลูกสาวkız evlât女兒дочкаبیٹیcon gái
n ˈdaughter-in-law
a son's wife. skoondogterكَنَّه، زَوْجَةُ الأبْنснахаsnachasvigerdatterdie Schwiegertochterνύφηnueraminiaعروس؛ زن پسرminiäbelle-filleכָּלָהपुत्र वधू, बहूsnaha, sinova ženameny(e vkinek)menantu perempuantengdadóttirnuora息子の妻며느리martivedeklamenantuschoondochtersvigerdattersynowanoranorăневестка; снохаnevestasnahasnajasvärdotterลูกสะใภ้gelin媳婦невісткаبہوcon dâu

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