"daughter language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: daughter languages [plural]
Etymology: Probably a calque of German Tochtersprache. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|de|Tochtersprache|nocap=1}} calque of German Tochtersprache Head templates: {{en-noun}} daughter language (plural daughter languages)
  1. (linguistics) A language which genetically descends from an earlier parent language. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: daughter Translations (language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language): դուստր լեզու (dustr lezu) (Armenian), дъщерен език (dǎšteren ezik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 派生語言 (Chinese Mandarin), 派生语言 (Chinese Mandarin), dochtertaal [feminine] (Dutch), tytärkieli (Finnish), langue fille [feminine] (French), Tochtersprache [feminine] (German), utódnyelv (Hungarian), leánynyelv (Hungarian), dochtertaol (Limburgish), زبان دختر (Persian), język wywodzący się z innego [masculine] (Polish), дочерний язык (dočernij jazyk) [masculine] (Russian), dotterspråk [neuter] (Swedish), yavru dil (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-daughter_language-en-noun-oDh4~PCN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "word": "դուստր լեզու"
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          "word": "дъщерен език"
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          "word": "派生語言"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
          "word": "utódnyelv"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
          "word": "leánynyelv"
        },
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          "code": "li",
          "lang": "Limburgish",
          "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
          "word": "dochtertaol"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
          "word": "زبان دختر"
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          "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "դուստր լեզու"
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      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "派生語言"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "派生语言"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "dochtertaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "tytärkieli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "langue fille"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Tochtersprache"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "utódnyelv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "leánynyelv"
    },
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      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "dochtertaol"
    },
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "زبان دختر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "język wywodzący się z innego"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dočernij jazyk",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дочерний язык"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dotterspråk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language",
      "word": "yavru dil"
    }
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  "word": "daughter language"
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