n 1 a  :  a human female having the relation of child to a parent  b  :  a female offspring of an animal  2  :  an atomic species that is the product of the radioactive decay of a given element <radon is the of radium> 
adj 1  :  having the characteristics or relationship of a daughter  2  :  belonging to the first generation of offspring, organelles, or molecules produced by reproduction, division, or replication < cell>  < chromosomes>  < DNA molecules>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  da·tu·ra   dietary  di·et·er  di·hy·dro 
 
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