Meanings
adjectivedaughterless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout a daughter.
Origin
- Middle Englishdoughterles
- Englishdaughterless
From Middle English doughterles, dowhterles, douterles, equivalent to daughter + -less. Cognate with Dutch dochterloos (“daughterless”).
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APA
daughterless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daughterless
MLA
“daughterless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daughterless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daughterless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daughterless.
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