daughter

as in child
a female human born to parents Their youngest daughter graduated from college this year.

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Recent Examples of daughter At a time when ditching smartphones is becoming a bit of a soft Gen Z trend, the superstar says her daughter Hazel Moder (now 20) was inspired to ditch her own phone years ago after seeing director Rob Reiner’s coming-of-age classic (which is based on a novella by Stephen King). James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 And Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s daughters are old enough to do just that. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025 Ricky Martin, Leslie Bibb, and Laura Dern round out the main cast, while Bruce Dern joins his daughter in the series’ supporting ranks along with Kaia Gerber and James Urbaniak. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025 Osuna is Peyton’s junior colleague, and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • About 1,300 people from around the world -- ranging from children as young as 12 years old to elite athletes -- participated in the race.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hestrin said the child is bedridden and has cerebral palsy as a result of the abuse.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of croquet games or slam books, the four teen girls of The Craft use spells to help get through their adolescent angst.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Upon receiving the message, FBI agents immediately headed to the Broberg’s home, beginning a nationwide search for the little girl.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In August, Reuters reported that Meta allowed its chatbots to have romantic and sensual conversations with kids.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Each week features new recipe samples, kids’ crafts and community resources.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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