noun
adopted daughter; foster daughter
Refers to a girl or woman who has been legally adopted as a daughter. In Japanese family law, 養女 is the formal term.
彼らは親戚の女の子を養女に迎えた。
They took in a relative's daughter as their adopted daughter.
彼女は幼い頃に養女として育てられた。
She was raised as an adopted daughter from a young age.