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 Based on a true story, Clean Hands follows Kevin Simmers, a narcotics officer grappling with his 19-year-old daughter’s worsening opioid addiction. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026 Set nearly 20 years after the original series ended, the revival follows Malcolm, now living a stable life with his daughter, Leah, and girlfriend, Tristan, having distanced himself from his family. Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy bring daughters Zahra Rock and Bella Murphy as their dates to the premiere of Netflix's Roommates in Los Angeles on April 13. Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 Doncic missed two games in December to attend the birth of his daughter in Slovenia. Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • While raising young children, Currie finally obtained her undergraduate degree in 1968 before working on the campaign of activist and lawyer Michael Shakman to be elected delegate to the 1969-70 constitutional convention.
    Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Harper’s Bazaar didn’t report a due date for her third child.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Another girl, Donna Jo, apparently naked on a back-yard lawn, holds several small, round pieces of fruit, still on their leafy branch, clasped to her chest like a trophy.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
  • One was a girls' madrassa, or religious school.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bisceglia says those families should not have to roll the dice when choosing care for some of the state's most vulnerable kids.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • At just 10 years old, London Woodard radiated a gentle worldliness his family believed exceeded that of any other kid.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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