Daughter Definition
dôtər
daughters
noun
daughters
A girl or woman as she is related to either or both parents: sometimes also used of animals.
Webster's New World
One's female child.
American Heritage Medicine
A female descendant.
Webster's New World
A stepdaughter.
Webster's New World
One that is personified or regarded as a female descendant.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- girl
- sibling
- infant
- apple of her father's eye
- female dependent
- her mother's daughter
- offspring
- female child
- heiress
- stepdaughter
- descendant
Antonyms:
adjective
Possessing the characteristics of a daughter; having the relationship of a daughter.
American Heritage Medicine
Of or relating to a cell, organelle, or other structure produced by division or replication.
Daughter cell; daughter DNA.
American Heritage Medicine
Produced by or resulting from the decay of a radioactive element.
Daughter atom; daughter nuclide.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Daughter
Noun
Singular:
daughter
Plural:
daughtersOrigin of Daughter
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From Middle English doughter, from Old English dōhtor, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr (compare Scots dochter, West Frisian dochter, Dutch dochter, German Tochter, Swedish dotter), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (compare Ancient Greek θυγάτηρ (thugatēr), Mudhili Gadaba duxtīr, Tocharian A ckācar, Tocharian B tkācer, Lithuanian duktė̃, Armenian դուստր (dustr), Persian دختر (doχtar), Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ)).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English doughter from Old English dohtor dhugəter- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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