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daughter

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) daughter (noun)
  2. 2) daughter (adjective)
  3. daughter-in-law (noun)
  4. Daughter of Mary
  5. scavenger's daughter (noun)

1daugh·ter

noun \ˈdȯ-tər, ˈdä-\

Definition of DAUGHTER

1
a : a female offspring especially of human parents b : a female adopted child c : a human female descendant
2
: something considered as a daughter <the United States is a daughter of Great Britain>
3
: an atomic species that is the product of the radioactive decay of a given element
— daugh·ter·less \-ləs\ adjective
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Examples of DAUGHTER

  1. We have a daughter and two sons.

Origin of DAUGHTER

Middle English, doughter, from Old English dohtor; akin to Old High German tohter daughter, Greek thygatēr
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with DAUGHTER

slaughter, water

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