Generous daughter following family (4)
I believe the answer is:
kind
'generous' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'daughter following family' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'following' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'd' put after 'kin' is 'KIND'.
(Other definitions for kind that I've seen before include "Good-hearted, nice" , "Sort of compassionate" , "Generous - type" , "Loving; class" , "Type; good-hearted" .)