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   daughter

   /ˈdɔːtə/

   noun

   • 1. a girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents.
   • ▪ a female offspring of an animal.
   • ▪ a female descendant: "we are the sons and daughters of Adam"
   • ▪ a woman considered in relation to her native country or area: "the heptathlete could become one of Yorkshire's most famous daughters"
   • ▪ a woman considered as the product of a particular person, influence, or environment: "a daughter of the dry savannas of Africa"
   • ▪ used as a term of affectionate address to a woman or girl, typically by an older person. archaic
   • ▪ a thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source: literary "Italian, the eldest daughter of ancient Latin"
   • 2. a nuclide formed by the radioactive decay of another: "as radon gas decays it produces daughters that attach themselves to dust particles"

   Word Origin Old Englishdohtor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dochter and German Tochter, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek thugatēr.

   Derivatives

   • 1. daughterhood noun
   • 2. daughterless adjective
   • 3. daughterly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What does daughter mean in chemistry?

   • a female child or person in relation to her parents. any female descendant. daughter of the church. The United States is the daughter of the 13 colonies. Chemistry, Physics. an isotope formed by radioactive decay of another isotope. daughter cell; daughter DNA. archaic.

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   Is a daughter a male or female offspring?

   • A daughter is a female offspring, and while it is usually referring to the female child's relationship to her parents, it might be used to suggest any similar relationship, such as the organization “Daughters of the American Revolution.”

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   • 692 A daughter is just a little girl who grows up to be your best friend. 693 When you are a Mother, you are never alone in your thoughts. 694 Mother - noun : One person who does the work of twenty. For free. 695 The love between a mother and daughter is FOREVER. 696 What the daughter does, the mother did.

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   noun. /ˈdɔːtə (r)/ /ˈdɔːtər/ a person’s female child. We have two sons and a daughter. a baby/teenage daughter. They have three grown-up daughters. She's the eldest daughter of an Oxford professor. our younger/youngest daughter. Living alone and trying to bring up a small daughter is no easy task. Collocations Children.