daughter

noun

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daugh·ter | \ ˈdȯ-tər

, ˈdä- \

plural daughters

Definition of daughter

(Entry 1 of 2)

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 species entry 1 sense 1e) that is the product of the radioactive decay (see decay entry 2 sense 5a) of a given element radon, the daughter of radium

daughter

adjective

Definition of daughter (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : having the characteristics or relationship of a daughter (see daughter entry 1 sense 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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Other Words from daughter

Noun

daughterhood \ ˈdȯ-tər-ˌhu̇d

, ˈdä- \ noun

daughterless \ ˈdȯ-tər-ləs

, ˈdä- \ adjective

Examples of daughter in a Sentence

Noun We have a daughter and two sons.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun With the family’s pet lizard along for a shoulder ride, Devona Jones and her daughter Jordyn, 9, headed over to the Gail Borden Public Library parking lot Saturday morning to take part in a spring cleanup of the Fox River. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022 Brenda and Allen’s 15-month-old daughter, Erica, was also killed with a knife. — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 14 May 2022 DeShields’s daughter, Diamond DeShields — a 6-foot-1-inch guard — won the WNBA championship as a member of the Chicago Sky last October, just 21 months after having a tumor removed from her spinal cord. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 Pugh, 26, will star as the Emperor's daughter, Princess Irulan, while Butler, 30, is set to portray Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the presumptive heir to the Harkonnen dynasty. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 His daughter, Mary, who had Down syndrome, was a client there. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2022 Floyd left behind a then-6-year-old daughter, Gianna, whose mother was a former girlfriend from Houston named Roxie Danielle Washington. — Mark Whitaker, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 Like most new moms, 26-year-old Veronica Gutierrez sees her life revolve around feeding her 3-month-old daughter, Alessandra. — Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022 The lovers never reunited, but their daughter, Ine, was a pioneer. — Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022 See More

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daughter

noun

daugh·ter | \ ˈdȯ-tər

Kids Definition of daughter

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.

daughter

noun

daugh·ter | \ ˈdȯt-ər

Medical Definition of daughter

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a human female having the relation of child to a parent

b : 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

daughter

adjective

Medical Definition of daughter (Entry 2 of 2)

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