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 There are, needless to say, daddy issues aplenty here — with Daddy himself out of the fray, retired to a grandly crumbling rural estate, grieving the deaths of his young daughter and devoted brother, and very gradually writing his memoirs. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026 Following two involuntary psychiatric holds in 2008, Jamie was granted a temporary conservatorship over his daughter. Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Brown's daughter described the kind of man their father was. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 In the middle of an interview with The Star, Jo Marie Guastello — the daughter of the owner of Gillis Sundries — walked in. Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • De Bremaeker said the child has had no access to essential medical care and devices since his deportation.
    Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Adult witnesses whom Cox will be able to question include a mother who had a child under the age of 12 with her and allegedly saw Cox masturbating in the shower.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Decatur girls basketball needed two points to force overtime as the final seconds of regulation ticked away.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The two teams played their Class 4A Division ll girls state championship basketball game at the Alamodome in San Antonio on March 6, 2026.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some 78% of parents with kids between 0 and 3 months old underestimated their children’s sleep needs.
    Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Other kids may be more aware than their families realize and suppress their emotions.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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