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 However, officials said Ashlee Buzzard has not cooperated in the investigation and has not provided an explanation for her daughter's whereabouts. Melina Khan, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 His latest film is the drama Sentimental Value, about a father attempting to reconnect with his daughters, which Skarsgård starred in and executive produced. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025 The Bridges were married for 16 years and have three children: a 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old twin boys. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Fast-forward 17 years, and Morgan is now married to Chris and the mother of a 16-year-old daughter named Clara (Mckenna Grace). Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • The increase — up from 1 in 36 children in 2020 — continues a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Even over-the-counter basics, like children’s Tylenol or chewable Pepto-Bismol, can be surprisingly hard to find abroad, especially in countries where pharmacies stock different formulations or ban certain medications altogether.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At age 15, she was shot in the face by the Taliban for advocating for girls' education in her home country of Pakistan.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • At the absolute minimum, Prince Andrew and others in Epstein’s orbit showed a pathological incuriosity about the young girls who surrounded him—and that is stretching good faith to its very limit.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The kids' club received an overhaul in 2018.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Proving that moms will do anything for their kids, Kim Kardashian joined North to dress up as her favorite TikTok stars, Jay Guapõ and Pink Cardigan.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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