Thesaurus results for DAUGHTER

daughter

noun

Definition of 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 Jacquelyn Smith, her husband, Keith, and Keith’s daughter Valeria were on their way home from celebrating Valeria’s birthday. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026 Whatever negative feelings that persist between your daughter and her ex are clearly impacting your granddaughter. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026 Four grizzly bears have been linked through DNA evidence to a deadly attack on a mother and daughter in British Columbia, prompting Canadian wildlife officers to kill all four animals, officials announced Tuesday. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026 So, in the final game of the regular season, Ausmus caught the ceremonial first pitch from his daughters Sophie and Abigail, then hit a home run, just his third of the season. — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter

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He was sentenced to four years’ probation and initially ordered to stay away from his ex-wife and two children for six years, which was later reduced to two years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
At least one person reported that the children, ages 12 and 5, were trapped on the second floor of the home, officials said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of child

Noun

Santa Margarita’s domination in high school girls golf continued Monday, with the Eagles winning the Southern Section Division 1 team title by four strokes over Orange Lutheran at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Track Pants Want to get in on the cool-girl pants trend backed by PEOPLE writers and A-listers like Jennifer Lawrence?

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of girl

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Windsurfing takes a little longer, but HST has specially-sized equipment for kids, plus windsurfing summer camps.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Barker described trying to be healthier for his kids and taking up running and boxing to get in shape after years of going for a six mile run and then celebrating afterward with a cigarette and a blunt.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2026

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