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   daughter

   /ˈdɔːtə/

   noun

   • 1. a girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents.
   • ▪ a female offspring of an animal.
   • ▪ a female descendant: "we are the sons and daughters of Adam"
   • ▪ a woman considered in relation to her native country or area: "the heptathlete could become one of Yorkshire's most famous daughters"
   • ▪ a woman considered as the product of a particular person, influence, or environment: "a daughter of the dry savannas of Africa"
   • ▪ used as a term of affectionate address to a woman or girl, typically by an older person. archaic
   • ▪ a thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source: literary "Italian, the eldest daughter of ancient Latin"
   • 2. a nuclide formed by the radioactive decay of another: "as radon gas decays it produces daughters that attach themselves to dust particles"

   Word Origin Old Englishdohtor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dochter and German Tochter, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek thugatēr.

   Derivatives

   • 1. daughterhood noun
   • 2. daughterless adjective
   • 3. daughterly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDAUGHTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A1. your female child: Liz and Phil have a daughter and three sons. Synonym. girl. Compare. son. See also. stepdaughter. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. your child. child We have three children, two girls and a boy. son My son is getting married in the spring. daughter Her daughter works for a multinational in the Netherlands.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › daughterDaughter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DAUGHTER is a female offspring especially of human parents. How to use daughter in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › daughterDAUGHTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. a female child or person in relation to her parents. any female descendant. a person related as if by the ties binding daughter to parent: daughter of the church. anything personified as female and considered with respect to its origin: The United States is the daughter of the 13 colonies.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDAUGHTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (Definition of daughter from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) daughter | Intermediate English. noun [ C ] us / ˈdɔ·t̬ər / Add to word list. a female child in relation to her parents: We have a son and a daughter.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAUGHTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   daughter in British English. (ˈdɔːtə ) noun. 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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdaughter noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˈdɔːtə (r)/ /ˈdɔːtər/ a person’s female child. We have two sons and a daughter. a baby/teenage daughter. They have three grown-up daughters. She's the eldest daughter of an Oxford professor. our younger/youngest daughter. Living alone and trying to bring up a small daughter is no easy task. Collocations Children.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › DaughterDaughter - definition of daughter by The Free Dictionary

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   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.