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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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