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Daughter Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Daughter? [n] a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Daughter: girl Related Terms \| Find terms related to Daughter: aunt \| auntie \| blood brother \| brethren \| brother \| bub \| bubba \| bud \| buddy \| child \| country cousin \| cousin \| cousin once removed \| cousin twice removed \| descendant \| father \| first cousin \| foster brother \| foster child \| frater \| grandchild \| granddaughter \| grandnephew \| grandniece \| grandson \| granduncle \| great-aunt \| great-uncle \| half brother \| heiress \| kid brother \| mother \| nephew \| niece \| nuncle \| nunks \| nunky \| offspring \| scion \| second cousin \| sis \| sissy \| sister \| sister-german \| sistern \| son \| son and heir \| sonny \| stepbrother \| stepchild \| stepdaughter \| stepsister \| stepson \| unc \| uncle \| uncs \| uterine brother See Also \| female offspring \| mother's daughter Daughter In Webster's Dictionary \Daugh"ter\, n.; pl. {Daughters}; obs. pl. {Daughtren}. [OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. d[=o]ttir, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. da['u]htar,, OSlav. d[u^]shti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt[=e], Gr. qyga`thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhit[.r]; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. [root]68, 245.] 1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals. 2. A female descendant; a woman. This woman, being a daughter of Abraham. --Luke xiii. 16. Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land. --Gen. xxxiv. 1. 3. A son's wife; a daughter-in-law. And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. --Ruth. i. 11. 4. A term of address indicating parental interest. Daughter, be of good comfort. --Matt. ix. 22. {Daughter cell} (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See {Cell division}, under {Division}.

Daughter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Daughter?

[n] a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Daughter: girl

See Also | female offspring | mother's daughter

Daughter In Webster's Dictionary

\Daugh"ter\, n.; pl. {Daughters}; obs. pl. {Daughtren}.
[OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to
OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. d[=o]ttir, Sw.
dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. da['u]htar,, OSlav.
d[u^]shti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt[=e], Gr. qyga`thr, Zend.
dughdhar, Skr. duhit[.r]; possibly originally, the milker,
cf. Skr. duh to milk. [root]68, 245.]
1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child
   of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.

2. A female descendant; a woman.

         This woman, being a daughter of Abraham. --Luke
                                               xiii. 16.

         Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto
         Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land.
                                               --Gen. xxxiv.
                                               1.

3. A son's wife; a daughter-in-law.

         And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. --Ruth. i.
                                               11.

4. A term of address indicating parental interest.

         Daughter, be of good comfort.         --Matt. ix.
                                               22.

{Daughter cell} (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell
   division. See {Cell division}, under {Division}.

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