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noun daugh·ter \ˈdȯ-tər, ˈdä-\

Definition of daughter

1 anthropology a : a female offspring especially of human parentsb : a female adopted childc : 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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Middle English, doughter, from Old English dohtor; akin to Old High German tohter daughter, Greek thygatēr

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adjective daugh·ter

1 : having the characteristics or relationship of a daughter (see ¹daughter 1)
2 biology : belonging to the first generation of offspring, organelles, or molecules produced by reproduction, division, or replication a daughter cell daughter DNA molecules

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First Known Use: 1610

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noun daugh·ter \ˈdȯ-tər\

1 : a female child or offspring
2 : a woman or girl associated with or thought of as a child of something (as a country, race, or religion) The book tells the stories of two daughters of Africa.

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noun daugh·ter \ˈdȯt-ər\

1a: a human female having the relation of child to a parentb: a female offspring of an animal
2: an atomic species that is the product of the radioactive decay of a given element radon is the daughter of radium

adjective daugh·ter

1: having the characteristics or relationship of a daughter
2: belonging to the first generation of offspring, organelles, or molecules produced by reproduction, division, or replication a daughter cell daughter chromosomes