Daughter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɔːtə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Daughter is a noun meaning One’s female offspring.
Meaning
One’s female offspring.
More Meanings
- A female descendant.
- A daughter language.
- (physics) A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
- (syntax, of a parse tree) A descendant.
- (by extension) A female character of a creator.
- (informal, uncommon, sometimes derogatory) A familiar address to a female person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
Example Sentences
I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter.
They discovered Weller had two daughters and a daughter-in-law in the same cemetery.
And ye ſhal eate the fleſh of your ſonnes, and the fleſh of your daughters ſhall ye eate.
Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family.
Word Forms
- daughters
- daughtren
Synonyms for daughter
Depending on context, synonyms include girl.
Antonyms for daughter
Common opposites include son, mother, father, parent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include girl, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, sister, son, father.
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