daughter

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːtə/

noun

  • 1a girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents.
  • a female offspring of an animal.
  • a female descendant: we are the sons and daughters of Adam
  • a woman considered as the product of a particular person, influence, or environment: she was a daughter of the vicarage in manner and appearance
  • archaic used as a term of affectionate address to a woman or girl, typically by an older person.
  • literary a thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source: Italian, the eldest daughter of ancient Latin
  • 2 Physics a nuclide formed by the radioactive decay of another: as radon gas decays it produces daughters that attach themselves to dust particles

Derivatives

daughterhood

noun

daughterly

adjective

Origin:

Old English dohtor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dochter and German Tochter, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek thugatēr