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 Ladd is survived by her daughter Laura Dern and two grandchildren. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025 Cuomo visits Brownsville senior center with daughters ahead of election Andrew M. Cuomo made a campaign stop Monday afternoon at a senior center in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood, where he was joined by his three daughters and State Assemblywoman Latrice Walker. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 Mother and daughter team Andrea and Cindy Pedraza opened the shop in 2009. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025 The former couple share daughters Kulture and Blossom and son Wave. Offset seemingly shades Cardi B, Stefon Diggs in new song Cardi B may be happy and in love, but her ex Offset is singing a different tune. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • Under the public trees, children ran exultantly between cars.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.
    Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Both boys and girls soccer have won state titles, with the former already claiming two and in the running for a third this fall.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Each year, the parade organization invites all military, veteran and civic organizations, as well as many universities, high schools, junior high schools, youth groups throughout the Treasure Valley and encourage marching bands, floats, boys and girl scout units to participate.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The driveway was already full of other cars arriving and various parents and kids taking photos like crazy and squealing.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • They were married in 1968, with Miguel Bezos adopting her young son, and had two more kids, Christina and Mark.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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