daughter of Eve
Any woman or girl; any female human.
eve
/iːv/
name 8noun 4
Collocations
2(noun.)
ADJ
Christmas, Midsummer's, New Year's
PREP
on the ~ of
The company announced major changes on the eve of the new financial year.
Definitions
noun
1
The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
2
Evening, night.
I love to see the shaking twig / Dance till the shut of eve
And has she tired of weeping / As she lies down at eve.
3
The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
the eve of a scientific discovery
name
1
The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.
And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.
2
An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended.
The Seven Daughters of Eve; Mitochondrial Eve
3
A female given name from Hebrew.
"You were always a cynic," said Edith tolerantly. "I'm sure that Eve will want to have a baby - isn't that why we called her Eve?" "Of course not," said Herbert, as if the baby-cult had long been irritating him. "We called her Eve, or Evelyn, after your grandmother, who was going to leave, and did leave us some money."
4
An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
5
An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States.
name
1
A conventional name for an agent attempting to intercept a message sent by Alice that is intended for Bob.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
know someone from Eve
To know or recognize someone at all.
Example Bank
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I love to see the shaking twig / Dance till the shut of eve
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And has she tired of weeping / As she lies down at eve.
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Sitting on the dockside at Oban, watching the to-ing and fro-ing in the harbour on a perfect summer's eve, I reflect on a trip which has taken me through our busiest cities to traverse the country's m
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And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
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After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.
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The Seven Daughters of Eve; Mitochondrial Eve
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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