daughterly

[ daw-ter-lee ]

adjective

1. pertaining to, befitting, or like a daughter.

Other Words From

• daughter·li·ness noun
• un·daughter·ly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of daughterly¹

First recorded in 1525–35; daughter + -ly

Example Sentences

As for the Country Girl, we are far from suggesting a separation between the motherly and the daughterly ideals.

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She had numberless daughterly ways which none but those unused to them like him would have observed.

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A charming little scene of daughterly devotion, worthy a paragraph if there were a journalist in sight!

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Right daughterly did Hilda show herself that day, and Faith herself could hardly have been more tender and helpful.

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It was a smile of almost daughterly sympathy and comradeship, friendly and innocent, and wholly irresistible.

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