plural daughters
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
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
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
Examples of daughter in a Sentence
Noun
We have a daughter and two sons.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
In the video, Diwa and her daughter were watching Kiki's Delivery Service, a 1989 Studio Ghibli film.
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Beneath a grapefruit tree on the road that rings the Polynesian island of Rurutu, my six-year-old daughter stuck out her thumb.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
As the hunt intensifies for a Washington-state father wanted in connection to the killings of his three school-age daughters, the girls' mother spoke publicly about the children for the first time since their deaths.
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Noun
Yang went into an Instagram spiral, trying to understand her daughter through photos of others with disabilities.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
In the video, Diwa and her daughter were watching Kiki's Delivery Service, a 1989 Studio Ghibli film.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Beneath a grapefruit tree on the road that rings the Polynesian island of Rurutu, my six-year-old daughter stuck out her thumb.
—Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
As the hunt intensifies for a Washington-state father wanted in connection to the killings of his three school-age daughters, the girls' mother spoke publicly about the children for the first time since their deaths.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daughter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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daughter
1 of 2 noun
daugh·ter
ˈdȯt-ər 
1
a
: a female offspring especially of parents that are human beings
b
: a female adopted child
2
: something considered as a daughter
3
: a form of an element that is the product of the radioactive decay of another element
daughterly
adjective
-lē
daughter
2 of 2 adjective1
: having the characteristics or relationship of a daughter
daughter cities
2
: being first generation offspring
daughter cells
Medical Definition
daughter
1 of 2 noun
daugh·ter
ˈdȯt-ər
1
a
: 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
2 of 2 adjective1
: 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
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