daughterly
[ daw-ter-lee ]
adjective
pertaining to, befitting, or like a daughter.
Origin of daughterly
1Other words from daughterly
- daugh·ter·li·ness, noun
- un·daugh·ter·ly, adjective
Words Nearby daughterly
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How to use daughterly in a sentence
As for the Country Girl, we are far from suggesting a separation between the motherly and the daughterly ideals.
The American Country Girl | Martha Foote CrowShe had numberless daughterly ways which none but those unused to them like him would have observed.
The Prince of India, Volume II | Lew. WallaceA charming little scene of daughterly devotion, worthy a paragraph if there were a journalist in sight!
Vision House | C. N. WilliamsonRight daughterly did Hilda show herself that day, and Faith herself could hardly have been more tender and helpful.
Queen Hildegarde | Laura Elizabeth Howe RichardsIt was a smile of almost daughterly sympathy and comradeship, friendly and innocent, and wholly irresistible.
Harriet and the Piper | Kathleen Norris
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