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 At a time when ditching smartphones is becoming a bit of a soft Gen Z trend, the superstar says her daughter Hazel Moder (now 20) was inspired to ditch her own phone years ago after seeing director Rob Reiner’s coming-of-age classic (which is based on a novella by Stephen King). James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 And Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s daughters are old enough to do just that. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025 Ricky Martin, Leslie Bibb, and Laura Dern round out the main cast, while Bruce Dern joins his daughter in the series’ supporting ranks along with Kaia Gerber and James Urbaniak. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025 Osuna is Peyton’s junior colleague, and the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • About 1,300 people from around the world -- ranging from children as young as 12 years old to elite athletes -- participated in the race.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hestrin said the child is bedridden and has cerebral palsy as a result of the abuse.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My mother worked with a lovely family who had adopted a boy and a girl.
    Kurtcia Collazo, IndyStar, 11 Oct. 2025
  • While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But man, our kids went toe to toe with them.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The event includes pumpkin decorating and other activities for kids, music, a plant sale and garden shop along with barbecue lunch sold by Amigos de Vista Lions.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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