Daughter /(?)/
Daugh·ter
Daughter
n.
pl. Daughters, Daughtren
- The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals. obs.
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A female descendant; a woman.
This woman, being a daughter of Abraham.
Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land.
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A son's wife; a daughter-in-law.
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters.
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A term of address indicating parental interest.
Daughter, be of good comfort.
Phrases & Compounds
- Daughter cell
- one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division.