Definitions for daughter
ˈdɔ tərdaugh·ter

Princeton's WordNet(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. daughter, girlnoun

   a female human offspring

   "her daughter cared for her in her old age"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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).

2. 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).

3. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

3. 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.]

4. 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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. daughter

   A female human being cocreated by a set of parents.

   Their daughter is so loving, kind and joyful.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  

2. daughter

   A female human being created with sperm and ovum.

   Our daughter is so loved, joyful and fun.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  

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Matched Categories

1. • Female Offspring

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'daughter' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1079

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'daughter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1311

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'daughter' in Nouns Frequency: #384

How to pronounce daughter?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of daughter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of daughter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of daughter in a Sentence

1. Paula Bryant:

   I’m very upset, I’m hurt. I want answers, my daughter dispatched Columbus police for protection, not to be a homicide today.

2. Kourtney Kardashian:

   Couldn't be a more proud daughter. With courage and bravery, let's change the world. I am honored to stand by Bruce's side and support Kendall Jenner.

3. Charles Schwab:

   They have to follow their passions, whatever that might be, if you want to be a teacher, be a teacher. There's no need for them to work in finance. In fact only one of my children is in the business - my eldest daughter Carrie, who runs our foundation. She actually started for us as a file clerk.

4. Matt Ziesemer:

   Over the next few days my husband was primarily with Cade while my daughter and I stayed in for observations, we were still reeling from the shock and just trying to get our heads around it all. But primarily all we wanted was for them both to be strong and healthy.

5. Nina Silber:

   I also think Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr's curious that this resolution -- which ostensibly is about honoring the' daughter' -- really seems to be an excuse to glorify the Confederate cause.

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