daughter

Definition of daughternext
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 For a year and a half, Castillo pursued her right to die after her father put up a lengthy legal battle when a medical body in Catalonia approved his daughter’s request for euthanasia in 2024. ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 After a major insurance company denied coverage for a medical flight that could save her daughter’s life, Alexandria McMahon took the story to social media and caught the attention of billionaire Mark Cuban. Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 The classic follows Prospero, an exiled duke who conjures a storm to exact revenge on those who wronged him, only to confront the possibility of forgiveness — while his daughter Miranda discovers love for the first time. Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 His daughter, who is 16, is studying at Paris Opera Ballet School and his wife, a former dancer, is with her. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • Families The resort is for adults only (children aged over 16 are welcome).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Others spent decades behind bars, leaving their children without mothers or fathers.
    Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The young girl is reading at a 12th-grade level and mastering math concepts such as fractions, decimals and even exponents.
    Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The dominance of the Montverde girls soccer team was obvious throughout the 2025-26 season and it’s certainly reflected in this year’s Sentinel All-Area soccer selections, as nine Eagles players made this list.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • One morning, Amber Lowrey, the sister of a defendant named Savanna Batten, showed up early after dropping her kids off at school.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And kids were harmed and kids died.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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