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Daughter Daugh"ter, n.; pl. Daughters; obs. pl. Daughtren. [OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. d[=o]ttir, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. da[ u]htar,, OSlav. d[u^]shti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt[=e], Gr. qyga`thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhit[.r]; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. [root]68, 245.] 1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals. [1913 Webster]

2. A female descendant; a woman. [1913 Webster]

This woman, being a daughter of Abraham. --Luke xiii. 16. [1913 Webster]

Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land. --Gen. xxxiv. 1. [1913 Webster]

3. A son s wife; a daughter-in-law. [1913 Webster]

And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. --Ruth. i. 11. [1913 Webster]

4. A term of address indicating parental interest. [1913 Webster]

Daughter, be of good comfort. --Matt. ix. 22. [1913 Webster]

{Daughter cell} (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See {Cell division}, under Division. [1913 Webster]

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Bible Dictionary

Daughter
The word is used in Scripture not only for daughter, but forgranddaughter or other female descendant. (genesis 24:48) It isused of the female inhabitants of a place or country, (genesis6:2; luke 23:28) and of cities in general, (isaiah 10:32;23:12) but more specifically of dependent towns or hamlets,while to the principal city the correlative "mother" isapplied. (numbers 21:25) "Daughters of music," i.e. singingbirds, (ecclesiastes 12:4) refers to the power of making andenjoying music.