daughter

[daw-ter]

noun

1. a female child or person in relation to her parents.

2. any female descendant.

3. a person related as if by the ties binding daughter to parent.

   daughter of the church.

4. anything personified as female and considered with respect to its origin.

   The United States is the daughter of the 13 colonies.

5. Chemistry, Physics.,  an isotope formed by radioactive decay of another isotope.

adjective

1. Biology.,  pertaining to a cell or other structure arising from division or replication.

   daughter cell; daughter DNA.

daughter

/ 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

   a daughter of the church

4. archaic,  (often capital) a form of address for a girl or woman

1. biology denoting a cell or unicellular organism produced by the division of one of its own kind

2. physics (of a nuclide) formed from another nuclide by radioactive decay

Other Word Forms

• daughterless adjective
• daughterlike adjective
• daughterly adjective
• daughterliness noun
• daughterhood noun
• daughter-like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of daughter¹

before 950; Middle English doughter, Old English dohtor; cognate with German Tochter, Greek thygátēr, Sanskrit duhitā

Word History and Origins

Origin of daughter¹

Old English dohtor; related to Old High German tohter daughter, Greek thugatēr, Sanskrit duhitá

Example Sentences

Esther's son has been dating Celeste's daughter, who is a member of the church congregation.

From BBC

Police said Tabet signed documents and endorsed checks in her daughter’s name, then deposited the money into her personal account.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s my daughter, and I’m distraught, and she has been missing for 24 hours.”

From Los Angeles Times

Members of your family also show up, including your daughter Josie Adams and another nephew.

From Los Angeles Times

Evie, 33, from Newcastle, says she feels as though her career is "on hold" until her daughter goes to school.

From BBC

Related Words

• child 
• descendant 
• female offspring www.thesaurus.com
• girl 
• kid 
• offspring