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daugh·ter D0037800 (dô′tər)n.1. One's female child.2. A female descendant.3. A woman considered as if in a relationship of child to parent: a daughter of the nation.4. One that is personified or regarded as a female descendant: "Culturally Japan is a daughter of Chinese civilization" (Edwin O. Reischauer).5. The immediate product of the radioactive decay of an element.adj.1. Possessing the characteristics of a daughter; having the relationship of a daughter.2. Of or relating to a cell, organelle, or other structure produced by division or replication: daughter cell; daughter DNA.3. Produced by or resulting from the decay of a radioactive element: daughter atom; daughter nuclide.
[Middle English doughter, from Old English dohtor; see dhugəter- in Indo-European roots.]
daugh′ter·ly adj.daugh•ter•ly (ˈdɔ tər li)
adj. pertaining to, befitting, or like a daughter. [1525–35] daugh′ter•li•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | daughterly - befitting a daughter; "daughterly affection"filial - relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" |
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