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daughter

noun

Definition of 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 Lowe wrote alongside a photo of his daughter smiling and wearing cowboy boots. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Their divorce proceedings, which began last December, had been tied up with clashes over finances and custody of their 7- and 3-year-old sons and their 5-year-old daughter. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Survivors include Grover’s wife of 62 years, Jenny; a son, Tim; a daughter, Camilla; along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Cooper is in Palm Springs, ducking the Better Business Bureau and reluctantly participating in his daughter’s documentary about his upbringing. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter

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Meanwhile, local Church leaders hope the pope's visit will repair the Church's standing after a crushing 2021 report found that some 330,000 French children had been abused by Catholic clergy and lay leaders over seven decades.

— Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Recently, the Illinois Department of Public Health released its new immunization guidance for children and adults heading into the fall respiratory virus season and school year.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

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Four people, including two teenage girls, were hurt when a Russian drone struck a residential area in northern Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Sunday evening, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of girl

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The beach is right there for swimming and paddleboarding when the surf is calm, and the trails through the dunes are manageable for kids old enough to walk them without being carried.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
As a kid, his mother would drop him off at Southwick Country Club in Massachusetts on summer mornings on her way to work.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

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