noun a female child of a parent ○ They have two sons and one daughter. ○ My daughter Mary goes to the local school.
daugh´ter
n.; pl. Daughters (#); obs. pl. Daughtren (#). [OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. dottir, Sw. dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. daúhtar,, OSlav. dushti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukte, Gr. qyga•thr, Zend. dughdhar, Skr. duhitr; possibly originally, the milker, cf. Skr. duh to milk. rad.68, 245.]
1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; — applied also to the lower animals.
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. A son’s wife; a daughter-in-law. “And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters.” Ruth. i. 11.
4. A term of address indicating parental interest. “Daughter, be of good comfort.” Matt. ix. 22. Daughter cell (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division.
1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; — applied also to the lower animals.
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. A son’s wife; a daughter-in-law. “And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters.” Ruth. i. 11.
4. A term of address indicating parental interest. “Daughter, be of good comfort.” Matt. ix. 22. Daughter cell (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division.
Simba proudly announced, "Kiara, my daughter, represents the hope and future of the Pride Lands."
The scentence about “The Lion King”.
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