DAUGHTER

[noun] [C] - someone's female childLiz and Phil have a daughter and three sons.(figurative) Monserrat Caballe is probably Barcelona's most famous daughter (= the most famous woman to have come from there).(figurative) She was a daughter of (= Her political opinions were formed by) the feminist movement.(figurative) Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and French are daughter languages of (= languages which originate from) Latin.See also stepdaughter.