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daughter

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


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So we decided to break our silence to say publicly that we don’t want the death penalty imposed in the case involving our daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Taking a page from her father, she’s made her at-home workspace accessible to her 4-year-old daughter, Ruby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Kirstin said she wanted to "make lovely memories" with her daughter but that the family had not used public transport since the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Later, the couple repaid the film producer by making him godfather to their daughter, Lilibet.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

By the time she’d calmed down, Janet was gone, and Star realized perhaps her daughter had wanted a little less freedom and a little more guidance.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Born July 4, 1924, in Newark, N.J., she grew up near Albany, N.Y., the younger of two daughters of John Merle Saint and the former Eva Marie Rice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But her daughters prefer Mandarin and can only exchange basic phrases with their grandmother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"We're mothers, we're sisters, we're daughters, we're somebody's family member, and a lot of times there's a humanity that's removed from our position."

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

She said she’s homeschooling her three daughters because the local public school options just “weren’t up to par.”

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ophie watched the ghost standing next to Miss Alice and wondered if it was one of her long-gone daughters.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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