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daughter

1. daugh.ter \'do.t-*r\ n [ME doughter, fr. OE dohtor; akin to OHG tohter 
   daughter, Gk]thygate-r 1a1: a human female having the relation of child to 
   parent  1a2: a female offspring of a lower animal  1b: a human female 
   having a specified ancestor or belonging to a group of c ommon ancestry 2: 
   something derived from its origin as if feminine  3: an atomic species that 
   is the immediate product of the radioactive decay  of a given element
2. daughter aj 1: having the characteristics or relationship of a daughter  
   2: being offspring of the first generation {~ cell}