daughter
1 of 2noun
daugh·ter ˈdȯ-tər 
ˈdä-
plural daughters
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
daughterhood
ˈdȯ-tər-ˌhu̇d
noun ˈdä-
daughterless
ˈdȯ-tər-ləs
adjective ˈdä-
daughter
2 of 2adjective
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
Example Sentences
Noun We have a daughter and two sons.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tracey Harrington Mccoy, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023 In fact, even Ungricht’s 4-year-old daughter Ava was picked ahead of him. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2023 Parker moved back into his childhood bedroom in his grandmother's home, with his 8-year-old daughter in tow. —Rob Wile, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2023 The busy parents split time between L.A. and Memphis with their 3-year-old daughter and 6-month-old twins. —Darra Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2023 For six months, Maria Bran desperately hoped and prayed her missing 16-year-old daughter would come home. —Rosana Hughes, ajc, 15 Feb. 2023 But Anstead also took the opportunity Tuesday to give a shoutout to his 19-year-old daughter, Amelie Anstead. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023 The essence of the day’s events was distilled by a young woman holding her 5-month-old daughter, both nearly flattened by security guards evacuating an injured person near City Hall Plaza. —Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023 Cassandra Rundle, a 37-year-old office worker and mother of two from Colorado Springs, was found dead with her 12-year-old son, Detrick Sturm, and 10-year-old daughter Melanie Sturm in 1985. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2023 See More
Noun
Kate Moss, who dressed in a beautiful floral black satin dress with a high center slit, attended with her 20-year-old daughter, Lila. —Tracey Harrington Mccoy, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023 In fact, even Ungricht’s 4-year-old daughter Ava was picked ahead of him. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2023 Parker moved back into his childhood bedroom in his grandmother's home, with his 8-year-old daughter in tow. —Rob Wile, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2023 The busy parents split time between L.A. and Memphis with their 3-year-old daughter and 6-month-old twins. —Darra Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2023 For six months, Maria Bran desperately hoped and prayed her missing 16-year-old daughter would come home. —Rosana Hughes, ajc, 15 Feb. 2023 But Anstead also took the opportunity Tuesday to give a shoutout to his 19-year-old daughter, Amelie Anstead. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023 The essence of the day’s events was distilled by a young woman holding her 5-month-old daughter, both nearly flattened by security guards evacuating an injured person near City Hall Plaza. —Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023 Cassandra Rundle, a 37-year-old office worker and mother of two from Colorado Springs, was found dead with her 12-year-old son, Detrick Sturm, and 10-year-old daughter Melanie Sturm in 1985. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2023 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun and Adjective
Middle English, doughter, from Old English dohtor; akin to Old High German tohter daughter, Greek thygatēr
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing daughter
Kids Definition
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
daughters
noun
as in sons
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sons
- derivatives
- descendants
- offshoots
- byproducts
- descendents
- outgrowths
- by-products
- spin-offs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- daddies
- ancestors
- predecessors
- antecedents
- forerunners
- models
- precursors
- prototypes
- archetypes
- granddaddies
- grandaddies
- originals
- foregoers
- sires
- originators