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noun

Daughter n. (pl. daughters; obs. pl. daughtren)

The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; applied also to the lower animals.

A female descendant; a woman. "This woman, being a daughter of Abraham." "Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land."

A son's wife; a daughter-in-law. "And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters."

A term of address indicating parental interest. "Daughter, be of good comfort."

Daughter cell (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... of everything and paid, and the dressmaker making her appearance at that moment I gave my address, requesting that various sorts of stuff might be sent at once. I told the dressmaker and her daughter, who had come with her, to follow me and to carry the linen. On my way to the hotel I bought several pairs of silk stockings, and took with me a bootmaker who ...

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