daughter

n. 1 girl or woman in relation to her parent(s). 2 female descendant. 3 (foll. By of) female member of a family etc. 4 (foll. By of) female descendant or inheritor of a quality etc.  daughterly adj. [old english]

n. The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.