daughter
Noun
- A female child in relation to her parents.
- a female human offspring
- "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
- One’s female offspring.
- A female descendant.
- A daughter language.
- A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
- A descendant.
- A female character of a creator.
- A familiar address to a female person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
Examples
- I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter.
- My daughter loves playing Words With Friends, often beating me soundly.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English doughter, doghter, from Old English dohtor (“daughter”), from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
daughter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddaughter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
daughter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
daughter: valid Words With Friends Word