Daughter /(?)/

Daugh·ter

Daughter

n.

pl. Daughters, Daughtren

  1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals. obs.
  2. A female descendant; a woman.
    This woman, being a daughter of Abraham.
    — Luke xiii. 16.
    Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land.
    — Gen. xxxiv. 1.
  3. A son's wife; a daughter-in-law.
    And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters.
    — Ruth. i. 11.
  4. A term of address indicating parental interest.
    Daughter, be of good comfort.
    — Matt. ix. 22.

Phrases & Compounds

Daughter cell
one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division.