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 My 15-year-old daughter has a host of diagnoses that my husband and I are trying to navigate. Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 Even Lala, who proved her worth this episode by flirting with her very hot and shockingly age-appropriate lifeguard while at her daughter’s party. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026 Glover's daughter went viral on social media this week after posting a video playfully dancing while wearing a shirt donning a picture of her father in a space suit. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Rooster is a comedy set on a college campus centering on an author’s (Carell) complicated relationship with his daughter (Charly Clive). Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • The couple's adult children from previous relationships are meeting this weekend, sources told TMZ.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Parents will be held accountable if their children are caught violating the city code.
    Terell Bailey, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Most of the candidates’ pledges, such as tackling unaffordability, reducing gas prices, increasing capacity in state prisons, protecting gun owners’ rights and keeping trans athletes out of girls’ locker rooms, are nearly identical.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Day 1 of the UIL state soccer championships kick off on Thursday with the Class 4A Division I and Division II boys and girls title games from Birkelbach Field on the campus of Georgetown High School.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 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 16 Apr. 2026.

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