brother-in-law

broth·er-in-law

(brŭth′ər-ĭn-lô′)

n. pl. brothers-in-law

1. The brother of one's spouse.

2. The husband of one's sibling.

3. The husband of the sibling of one's spouse.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

brother-in-law

n, pl brothers-in-law

1. the brother of one's wife or husband

2. the husband of one's sibling

3. the husband of the sibling of one's husband or wife

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

broth′er-in-law`

n., pl. broth•ers-in-law.

1. the brother of one's husband or wife.

2. the husband of one's sister.

3. the husband of one's wife's or husband's sister.

[1250–1300]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

brother-in-law - a brother by marriage in-law, relative-in-law - a relative by marriage

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

brother-in-law

[ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔː] N (brothers-in-law (pl)) → cuñado m, hermano m político

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brother-in-law

[ˈbrʌðərɪnˌlɔː] n → cognato

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

brother

(ˈbraðə) noun

1. the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents. I have two brothers. broer أخ брат irmão bratr der Bruder bror αδελφόςhermano vend برادر veli frèreאח भाई brat (fiú)testvér saudara laki-laki fratello 兄弟 형, 동생 brolis brālis abang broerbrorbrat ورور irmão frate брат brat brat brat bror, broder พี่ชายหรือน้องชาย erkek kardeş, birader 兄弟 брат بھائی anh, em trai 兄弟

2. a fellow member of any group (also adjective). brother officers. kameraad زميل събрат camarada kolega, krajan der Kollege kollega; kollega- συνάδελφοςcompañero kaaslane عضو گروه veli compagnonחבר बिरादर brat társ rekan compagno, collega 仲間 동료 bendražygis, kolega biedrs ahli kumpulan broeder medbror, kollega, kamerat; kompistowarzysz, kolega, brat د یوی ډلی غړی camarada confrate, tovarăş собрат; коллега kolega, druh tovariš, brat kolega medbroder, kamrat, kollega สมาชิกกลุ่ม ...arkadaş 同事 товариш کسی گروپ کا ایک ساتھی bạn đồng sự 同事

3. (plural also brethren (ˈbreθrən) ) a member of a religious group. The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily. broeders عضو في جَمْعِيَّه دينيَّه член на религиозно братство/секта irmão bratr der Bruder broder αδελφός σε θρησκευτική ομάδα hermano vend عضو گروه مذهبی veli frèreאח किसी धार्मिक समूह के सदस्य braća (hit)testvér anggota kelompok agama fratello, confratello 同一教団員 (종교 단체의) 교우, 신도 brolis (vienuolis) brālis saudara broederbrødrenebrat د مذهبی ډلی غړی irmão frate брат; монах brat brat brat broder คนที่นับถือศาสนาเดียวกัน ihvan, din kardeşi (宗教上的)教友 побратим, брат کسی مذہبی گروہ کا ساتھی đạo hữu （宗教上的）教友

ˈbrotherhood noun

1. the state of being a brother. the ties of brotherhood. broederskap أخوّه братство fraternidade bratrství die Brüderlichkeit broderskab η σχέση ανάμεσα σε δύο αδέλφια fraternidad vendlus برادری veljeys fraternitéאחווה बन्धुत्व bratstvo testvériség persaudaraan fratellanza 兄弟の間柄 형제 관계 brolystė brāļu attiecības bersaudara broederschapbrorskap, brodersamfunnbraterstwo ورورولی fraternidade frăţie братство bratstvo bratstvo bratstvo broderskap พวกพ้องเดียวกัน kardeşlik 兄弟關係 братні стосунки بھائی چارہ tình anh em 兄弟关系，手足情谊

2. an association of men for a certain purpose. broederskap رابِطَةٌ ذات هَدَفٍ مُشْتَرَك братство irmandade bratrstvo die Bruderschaft broderskab; loge; forbund; sammenslutning αδελφότηταhermandad vennaskond انجمن veljeskunta confrérie, sociétéאגודה किसी खास मकसद के लिए पुरूषों का संघ bratovština társulat perhimpunan confraternita 協会 동업, 조합, 협회 brolija brālība persatuan broederschapfaglig sammenslutning bractwo, związek ټولنه irmandade frăţie, confrerie содружество, братство bratstvo bratovščina udruženje brödraskap, samfund สมาคมของผู้ชาย dernek, emniyet, örgüt, teşkilat 兄弟會 люди однієї професії کسی خاص مقصد کے لئے بنائی گئی انجمن nghiệp đoàn 兄弟会

ˈbrother-in-law – plural ˈbrothers-in-law – noun

1. the brother of one's husband or wife. swaer أخو الزوج أو الزوجه зет cunhado švagr der Schwager svoger κουνιάδοςcuñado mehevend, naisevend برادر زن؛ برادر شوهر lanko beau-frèreגיס साला, देवर šurjak sógor ipar laki-laki cognato 義理の兄・弟 처남, 매부 svainis svainis abang ipar zwagersvogerszwagier اوښی، خسربوره cunhado cumnat деверь; шурин švagor svak dever, šurak svåger พี่ชายหรือน้องชายของสามีหรือภรรยา kayınbirader 丈夫或妻子的哥哥或弟弟(大伯、小叔、大舅子、小舅子) дівер; шурин شوہر یا بیوی کا بھائی anh (em) chồng, anh (em) vợ 夫、妻的兄弟（大伯、小叔、大舅子、小舅子）

2. the husband of one's sister. swaer زوج الأخت баджанак cunhado švagr der Schwager svoger ο σύζυγος της αδελφής κπ., γαμπρόςcuñado õemees شوهر خواهر lanko beau-frèreגיס बहनोई šogor sógor ipar laki-laki cognato 義理の兄・弟 동서 svainis svainis abang ipar zwagersvogerszwagier اوښی cunhado cumnat зять švagor svak zet svåger พี่เขยหรือน้องเขย enişte 連襟(姊夫、妹夫) чоловік сестри, зять بہن کا خاوند anh (em) rể 姐、妹的丈夫（姐夫、妹夫）

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

brother-in-law

→ زَوْج الأُخْت švagr svoger Schwager κουνιάδος cuñado lanko beau-frère šogor cognato 義兄弟 시숙 schoonbroer svoger szwagier cunhado деверь, шурин, зять, свояк svåger พี่เขยหรือน้องเขย kayın birader anh em chồng 内兄内弟

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

brother-in-law

n (pl brothers-in-law) cuñado

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.