adopted daughter

collocation in English

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adopted
adjective
uk
/əˈdɒp.tɪd/us
/əˈdɑːp.tɪd/
An adopted child has been legally taken by another family to be taken care of as their ...
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daughter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɔː.tər/us
/ˈdɑː.t̬ɚ/
your ...
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(Definition ofadoptedanddaughterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The plaintiff, theadopteddaughterof the defendant, sued to compel a partition of 'family property' consisting of real property that had been improved in part through her earnings.
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For these reasons, we should be very careful before doing anything that undermines the father/stepdaughter relationship, which, like the father/adopteddaughterrelationship, needs institutional and social protection.
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At the time of his death he resided with his second wife and theiradopteddaughter.
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She had two children, anadopteddaughterand a son.
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She lived there in luxury with anadopteddaughteruntil her death in 1852.
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She is theadopteddaughterof the famous novelist in the area from whom she inherited her last name.
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He returns to his wife andadopteddaughterwith more eggs than they could possibly eat themselves.
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It was toldadopteddaughteris just over 100 days.
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She is often described as hisadopteddaughter.
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The couple has four biological children and anadopteddaughter.
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He gave virtuoso concerts, with hisadopteddaughterjoining him as a pianist.
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He was survived by his widow, two sons and anadopteddaughter.
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They referred to her as theiradopteddaughter, even though no legal adoption occurred.
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They had no children of their own, but left anadopteddaughter.
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During her struggle to fight it, their newadopteddaughterarrives.
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Maya, the main character, is theadopteddaughterof the park ranger.
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She is theadopteddaughterof the whole regiment, and all the soldiers care about her.
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Anadopteddaughterdied, and they separated in 1890.
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His brother's wife and hisadopteddaughteralso received shares.
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