daughter

noun daugh·ter \ ˈdȯ-tər , ˈdä- \

Definition of daughter

1 anthropology

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 chemistry :an atomic species (see ¹species 1e) that is the product of the radioactive decay (see ²decay 6a) of a given element

radon, the daughter of radium

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daughterless

play \-ləs\ adjective

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Examples of daughter in a Sentence

We have a daughter and two sons.

Recent Examples of daughter from the Web

For someone with kids—especially daughters—both time spent in a nursing home and out-of-pocket costs are significantly lower than for those without children.

— Bloomberg.com, "Your Evening Briefing," 29 Aug. 2017
Reese Witherspoon stars in a romantic comedy directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, the daughter of filmmaker Nancy Meyers.

— mike scott, NOLA.com, "Fall Movie Preview 2017: 12 comedies on tap this season," 28 Aug. 2017
Older adults like Kensaku Fueki, whose three daughters live in Tokyo, still climb on their roofs every winter to shovel snow to ensure their houses won’t collapse.

— alana semuels, The Atlantic, "Can Anything Stop Rural Decline?," 23 Aug. 2017
Remember, the Red Wedding happened because Robb Stark didn't marry one of Walder Frey's daughters.

— matt miller, Esquire, "Jon Snow and Cersei Lannister Have an Interesting Connection on Game of Thrones," 23 Aug. 2017
WATCH: Noah Galloway: From Injured Soldier To Inspirational Veteran Advocate The sleeves were designed by Megan Moser, daughter of Capt.

— Southern Living, "Starbucks Launches a New Campaign to Honor and Help Veterans," 23 Aug. 2017
Neither Tate nor her daughter, Jessica, saw or heard any commotion that would have indicated trouble or distress Tuesday morning.

— michelle l. quinn, Post-Tribune, "Authorities: Woman found stabbed to death in Hammond," 22 Aug. 2017
At that moment his wife, daughter, and son-in-law were in an interview room at a Rancho Santa Margarita police station.

— jeff maysh, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Cop Who Became a Robber," 22 Aug. 2017
The answer came when the woman’s daughter, who was taking care of her at home, showed up in the emergency room with a life-threatening overdose of morphine and oxycodone.

— melissa bailey, Kaiser Health News, "Dying At Home In An Opioid Crisis: Hospices Grapple With Stolen Meds," 22 Aug. 2017

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