daughter

The definition of a daughter is a female child that a mother gives birth to or adopts.

(noun)

An example of a daughter is the little girl you gave birth to.

See daughter in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a girl or woman as she is related to either or both parents: sometimes also used of animals
a female descendant
1. a stepdaughter
2. an adopted daughter
3. a daughter-in-law
a female thought of as having been formed by some influence, as a child is by a parent: a daughter of the French Revolution
anything thought of as like a daughter in relation to its source or origin: colonies are daughters of the mother country
Physics an element that results immediately from the disintegration of a radioactive element

Origin: ME doughter < OE dohtor, akin to Goth dauhtar, Ger tochter < IE base *dhugheter > Sans duhitár, Gr thugatēr

See daughter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One's female child.
A female descendant.
A woman considered as if in a relationship of child to parent: a daughter of the nation.
One personified or regarded as a female descendant: “Culturally Japan is a daughter of Chinese civilization” (Edwin O. Reischauer).
Physics The immediate product of the radioactive decay of an element.

adjective

Possessing the characteristics of a daughter; having the relationship of a daughter.
Biology Of or relating to a cell, organelle, or other structure produced by division or replication: daughter cell; daughter DNA.
Physics Produced by or resulting from the decay of a radioactive element: daughter atom; daughter nuclide.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English doughter

Origin: , from Old English dohtor; see dhugəter- in Indo-European roots

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