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 The Real Housewives star, who is the daughter of a Greek immigrant, also testified in partnership with the International Franchise Association. Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026 Kim shares daughters North, 12, Chicago, 8, and sons Saint, 10, and Psalm, 6, with ex-husband Kanye West. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026 Princess Grace wore the necklace on the official stamp of Monaco following the birth of her daughter, Princess Caroline, and Caroline herself continues to wear the set today. Rachel Garrahan, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026 González later went into exile in Spain, while his daughter and her family remained in Venezuela. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daughter
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Noun
  • Daily life has been upended at schools, hospitals, stores and restaurants and in neighborhoods where sidewalks were once well-trodden with runners, people walking their dogs, families taking daily strolls and children heading back home after getting dropped off by the bus.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
  • According to Jason Miyares, the former Republican attorney general, House Bill 863 includes proposals to effectively eliminate minimum sentencing for manslaughter, rape, possession and distribution of child pornography, assaulting a law enforcement officer and other repeat violent felonies.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the 13 years since the division’s inception, no Francis Parker program, boys or girls, has hung an Open Division title.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • If 2026 is 2016 all over again, the spontaneous girl who’s been dormant in me for a decade couldn’t be more thrilled.
    Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This is a bold and unapologetic novel for edge-seekers, doom-scrollers, latchkey kids, horn-dogs and all those who love hard.
    Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, district officials say ICE continues to hang out around their schools — keeping kids, parents and staff on edge.
    Reg Chapman, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

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“Daughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daughter. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.

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