daughterly

/'dɔ:teli/

Thân thiện

She showed daughterly affection by helping her mother in the garden.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characteristic of or befitting a daughter: Exhibiting the qualities, affection, duty, or behavior considered appropriate for a daughter.

Usage

• The adjective "daughterly" is used to describe actions, feelings, or behavior that are typical of a good or devoted daughter. It often carries a positive connotation of familial love, respect, and care.

Examples

• She showed daughterly devotion by caring for her elderly parents.
• His letter to his mother was filled with daughterly affection, though he was a son.
• The nurse treated her patients with a daughterly kindness that comforted them.

Advanced Usage

• "in a daughterly manner": Acting with the qualities of a daughter.
  • She attended to the needs of her aunt in a daughterly manner.

Variants and Related Words

• Daughter (n): A person's female child.
• Daughterliness (n): The quality of being daughterly. (This form is rare but valid).

Synonyms

• Filial: Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. (Note: "Filial" is a broader term encompassing both sons and daughters, while "daughterly" is specifically feminine).
• Devoted: Very loving or loyal.
• Dutiful: Conscientiously fulfilling one's obligations.

Antonyms

• Undutiful: Not fulfilling one's duties or obligations.
• Unfilial: Not befitting a son or daughter.

Related Phrases

• Daughterly duty: The responsibilities or obligations considered appropriate for a daughter.
  • She felt it was her daughterly duty to visit every weekend.
• Daughterly love: The affectionate love characteristic of a daughter for her parents.
  • Her actions were a pure expression of daughterly love.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. befitting a daughter
   • daughterly affection