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daughter

[daw-ter] / ˈdɔ tər /
NOUN
female child; offspring
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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In the meantime, he tries to shield his daughter, with her school days already numbered.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

This is what happened in 2018, when a father and daughter were filmed being ejected from a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Atlanta.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

According to Bernie Moreno, Miller once refused to turn over a favorite stuffed animal of the couple’s daughter during a custody exchange.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

A sweet little throwaway in which Mellencamp picks up steaks at the grocery store for a picnic with his daughter Teddi.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Until then, I had simply been her child, her daughter, and she my mother.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Mohammad, a doctor in a small town in Kabul province, said he always dreamed of sending his two daughters to one of the best universities.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

"Every day and every night, my wife and I... are getting closer to the moment when our daughters will have to stay home," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The trip—like others they’ve treated their grandkids to—was nicer than the ones the Lenzas could take their three daughters on when they were growing up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Originally from Suffolk, Lovell moved to Australia in 2011 where she lived with her two daughters and husband.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The total was 117, and it included his wife, daughters, sixteen freemen—overseers and other paid workmen—and eighty-three slaves.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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