daughter

daughter is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A female descendant; a woman. This woman, being a daughter of Abraham. Luke xiii.
  2. 2.Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land. Gen. xxxiv.
  3. 3.3. A son's wife; a daughter-in-law. And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. Ruth. i.
  4. 4.4. A term of adress indicating parental interest. Daughter, be of good comfort. Matt. ix.
  5. 5.Daughter cell (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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  • Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
  • Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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