单词 | mother–daughter |
释义 | mother–daughteradj. 1. Designating a mother and daughter partnership; involving both a mother and a daughter (or mothers and daughters). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > [adjective] > as partners > associating as partners yoking1593 mother–daughter1913 1913 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 27 Apr. 40/2 ‘It [sc. Campfire Girls] is a “mother-daughter” movement,’ says Dr. Gulick. 1948 Variety 25 Aug. 1/2 The mother-daughter act..has been bought by ABC and set for an Oct. 4 preem. 2000 Big Issue 10 Apr. 12/4 She's shortly beginning production of a movie where she plays Jennifer Love Hewitt's mom, with a story about a mother-daughter con team. 2. Of, relating to, or designating the relationship between a mother and her daughter. Cf. mother–child adj., mother–son adj.In quot. 1906 as a heading in a table referring to inheritance of eye-colour from parent to child. ΚΠ 1906 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 77 331 (table) Mother-daughter.] 1926 Family 7 10 (title) The effect of an unsatisfactory mother-daughter relationship upon the development of a personality. 1941 Harper's Mag. Jan. (Advt. following p. 112) One suddenly realizes that here is a fine study of a husband-wife and mother-daughter relationship. 1974 ‘C. Fremlin’ By Horror Haunted 138 An ordinary, typical mother-daughter misunderstanding. 1989 Psychol. Today Sept. 75/2 She devotes the final three chapters to ways of ‘mending the mother-daughter relationship’, such as identifying the conflicting messages and myths that weaken this bond. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1913 |
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