daughter
daughter — noun
1. a girl or woman considered in relation to her parents — the female child whom th
a girl or woman considered in relation to her parents — the female child whom they have raised or adopted.
The Atakans' daughter Defne planted roses with her father in the back garden last weekend.
possessive: daughter's / father and daughter
Erik took a photo of his daughter Iris on her first day of school.
Their daughter Imani finished college, and her parents flew to the city for the ceremony.
The Okonkwo family celebrated their daughter's fifth birthday with a big party at the park.
The Yamadas' daughter Sayaka calls her mother every evening to share news about her day.
- son
the male counterpart in the parent–child relationship
用法筆記
Daughter is the female counterpart of 'son'. Unlike 'girl', which refers to any female child by age, 'daughter' always implies the parent–child relationship. The word can be used for children by birth or by adoption.
常見錯誤
daughter — adjective
1. having the role, qualities, or connection of a daughter in a family — for exampl
having the role, qualities, or connection of a daughter in a family — for example, showing care toward parents or being a smaller related part of a larger organization.
Paloma took on a daughter's duties when her mother broke her leg last winter.
attributive: daughter's duties / daughter role
The small gallery operates as a daughter company of the national museum.
collocation: daughter company
French and Italian are daughter languages that grew out of Latin.
Megan showed a daughter's concern by visiting her father in hospital every day.
- parent
when referring to the originating company, language, or cell nucleus
用法筆記
This sense is most often used attributively in fixed compound nouns such as 'daughter company', 'daughter language', or 'daughter ship'. It does not typically appear in predicate position (e.g. ❌ 'The company is daughter').
2. relating to cells, cell organelles, or molecules formed directly by the division
relating to cells, cell organelles, or molecules formed directly by the division, replication, or splitting of a parent structure.
Each daughter cell receives a complete copy of the parent cell's DNA.
collocation: daughter cell
During mitosis the original cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
The parent molecule splits apart to form two daughter molecules with the same sequence.
Scientists observed how the daughter organelles began functioning right after the cell split.
- parent
the original structure before division or replication
用法筆記
Technical term used primarily in cell biology and molecular genetics. Outside scientific writing, this sense will sound unnatural. For everyday contexts use the noun sense or adjective sense 1 instead.