biology: belonging to the first generation of offspring, organelles, or molecules produced by reproduction, division, or replication
a daughter cell
daughter DNA molecules
Example Sentences
Noun We have a daughter and two sons.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The best years were still ahead for Susanna Yakes and her 12-year-old daughter, Adriana. Amela Mahovic, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 The man who police say killed her is 33-year-old Jose Raphael Solano Landaeta, the father of Castro's 1-year-old daughter. Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2022 Bowie welcomed his daughter in August 2000 with wife Iman, to whom he was married from 1992 until his death from liver cancer at age 69 in 2016. Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022 Gigi and Zayn welcomed their daughter in September 2020. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022 Two years later on August 15, Elizabeth and Philips welcomed their first and only daughter Princess Anne. Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2022 First of all, the 40-year-old daughter should get her own place and get a full-time job. Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 When the attack happened, Hebert was on maternity leave, looking after her recently adopted 1-year-old daughter. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 The couple’s publicist told People that the pair, who tied the knot in Las Vegas in February 2021, have welcomed a daughter named August Francesca Coppola Cage. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Adjective
Middle English, doughter, from Old English dohtor; akin to Old High German tohter daughter, Greek thygatēr
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a