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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Daughter

/dô'tər/ · Daugh·ter · IPA /ˈdɔ.tɚ/
01 n. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.
pl. Daughters, Daughtren ((#))
  1. 1.
    The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.obs.
  2. 2.
    A female descendant; a woman.
    “This woman, being a daughter of Abraham.” — Luke xiii. 16.
    “Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land.” — Gen. xxxiv. 1.
  3. 3.
    A son's wife; a daughter-in-law.
    “And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters.” — Ruth. i. 11.
  4. 4.
    A term of address indicating parental interest.
    Daughter, be of good comfort.” — Matt. ix. 22.
Phrases & compounds
Daughter cell — one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division.