daughter

daugh-ter · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A female child in relation to her parents.

  2. 2.

    A female descendant.

  3. 3.

    A woman considered as the product or representative of a place, time, or institution.

Forms

plural: daughters

Related words

Antonyms: son
See also: child, parent, son
Synonyms: female child, girl, offspring

Etymology

From Old English dohtor, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European dhugH₂tḗr. This is one of the oldest and most stable words in the Indo-European language family, with cognates in nearly all related languages including Sanskrit duhitar, Greek thugatēr, and German Tochter.