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' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'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" .)