daughter
Americannoun
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a female child or person in relation to her parents.
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any female descendant.
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a person related as if by the ties binding daughter to parent.
daughter of the church.
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anything personified as female and considered with respect to its origin.
The United States is the daughter of the 13 colonies.
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Chemistry, Physics. an isotope formed by radioactive decay of another isotope.
adjective
noun
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a female offspring; a girl or woman in relation to her parents
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a female descendant
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a female from a certain country, etc, or one closely connected with a certain environment, etc
a daughter of the church
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archaic (often capital) a form of address for a girl or woman
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biology denoting a cell or unicellular organism produced by the division of one of its own kind
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physics (of a nuclide) formed from another nuclide by radioactive decay
Other Word Forms
- daughter-like adjective
- daughterhood noun
- daughterless adjective
- daughterlike adjective
- daughterliness noun
- daughterly adjective
Etymology
Origin of daughter
before 950; Middle English doughter, Old English dohtor; cognate with German Tochter, Greek thygátēr, Sanskrit duhitā
Example Sentences
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A recording showing the birth of one daughter has more than 24 million views.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He and his daughter attend Dodgers and Angels games, but they particularly like visits to Angel Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, Sarinasadat Hosseiny, were living a “lavish lifestyle” in Los Angeles, according to Rubio.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
However, the daughter has two young-adult children in lower tax brackets, and they’re listed as “contingent beneficiaries” on Grandma’s IRA form.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
I know how it’ll sound if I try: I’ll look like a crazy teenager while he looks the picture of a concerned father, the victim of his unruly teenage daughter.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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