What does daughter mean?
Definitions for daughter
ˈdɔ tərdaugh·ter
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word daughter.
Princeton's WordNet
daughter, girlnoun
a female human offspring
"her daughter cared for her in her old age"
Wiktionary
daughternoun
One's female child.
Etymology: From doughter, from dohtor, from duhtēr (cf. Scots/West Frisian/Dutch dochter, German Tochter, Swedish dotter), from dʰugh₂tḗr (cf. Gaulish , Tocharian A ckācar, B tkācer, Lithuanian duktė).
daughternoun
A female descendant.
Etymology: From doughter, from dohtor, from duhtēr (cf. Scots/West Frisian/Dutch dochter, German Tochter, Swedish dotter), from dʰugh₂tḗr (cf. Gaulish , Tocharian A ckācar, B tkācer, Lithuanian duktė).
daughternoun
daughter language
Etymology: From doughter, from dohtor, from duhtēr (cf. Scots/West Frisian/Dutch dochter, German Tochter, Swedish dotter), from dʰugh₂tḗr (cf. Gaulish , Tocharian A ckācar, B tkācer, Lithuanian duktė).
Webster Dictionary
Daughternoun
the female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals
Etymology: [OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. dttir, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. dahtar,, OSlav. dshti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt, Gr. qyga`thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhit; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. 68, 245.]
Daughternoun
a female descendant; a woman
Etymology: [OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. dttir, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. dahtar,, OSlav. dshti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt, Gr. qyga`thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhit; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. 68, 245.]
Daughternoun
a son's wife; a daughter-in-law
Etymology: [OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. dttir, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. dahtar,, OSlav. dshti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt, Gr. qyga`thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhit; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. 68, 245.]
Daughternoun
a term of address indicating parental interest
Etymology: [OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. dttir, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. dahtar,, OSlav. dshti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt, Gr. qyga`thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhit; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. 68, 245.]
Freebase
Daughter
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. Daughterhood is the state of being a daughter. The masculine counterpart is a son. Analogously the name is used in several areas to show relations between groups or elements. In patriarchal societies, daughters often have different or lesser familial rights than sons. A family may prefer to have sons rather than daughters, with the daughters subjected to female infanticide. In some societies it is the custom for a daughter to be 'sold' to her husband, who must pay a bride price. The reverse of this custom, where the parents pay the husband a sum of money to compensate for the financial burden of the woman, is found in societies where women do not labour outside the home, and is referred to as dowry. In the United States, the birth rate is 105 sons to 100 daughters which has been the natural birth rate since the 18th century. About 80 percent of prospective adoptive parents from the US will choose a girl over a boy.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Daughter
daw′tėr, n. a female child: a female descendant: woman (generally).—ns. Daugh′ter-in-law, a son's wife; Daugh′terliness; Daugh′terling, a little daughter.—adj. Daugh′terly, like or becoming a daughter. [A.S. dohtor; Scot. dochter, Ger. tochter, Gr. thygatēr.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'daughter' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1079
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Rank popularity for the word 'daughter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1311
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Rank popularity for the word 'daughter' in Nouns Frequency: #384
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of daughter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of daughter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of daughter in a Sentence
She was very upset about it. My daughter's Ethiopian.
It’s such a blessing that I can do this for my daughter.
Her father was involved in that crash who lost his daughter. Her mom whose been notified has lost her child. And there’s somebody that’s going to drive around the rest of their life knowing that they were involved in a traffic crash that killed a 7-year-old girl.
I decline to answer any questions about my daughter. If you ask me again, I will walk out of this room.
People like our age are now prepping their daughter’s and their son’s wedding, and their life is full of joy. But every day instead for us we are paying tribute to our son, crying.
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- ابنةArabic
- dceraCzech
- datterDanish
- TochterGerman
- κόρηGreek
- filinoEsperanto
- hijaSpanish
- فرزند دخترPersian
- tytärFinnish
- filleFrench
- iníonIrish
- बेटीHindi
- lányaHungarian
- դուստրըArmenian
- putriIndonesian
- figliaItalian
- בַּתHebrew
- 娘Japanese
- ಮಗಳುKannada
- 딸Korean
- filiaLatin
- dochterDutch
- datterNorwegian
- córkaPolish
- filhaPortuguese
- fiicăRomanian
- дочьRussian
- dotterSwedish
- மகள்Tamil
- కుమార్తెTelugu
- ลูกสาวThai
- kız evlatTurkish
- дочкаUkrainian
- بیٹیUrdu
- con gáiVietnamese
- טאָכטערYiddish
- 女兒Chinese
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