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in-law

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in-law (n)
n.
A relative by marriage.

[Back-formation from such compounds as mother-in-law.]

in-law
n
a relative by marriage
adj
(postpositive; in combination) related by marriage a father-in-law
[back formation from father-in-law, etc.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.in-law - a relative by marriage
brother-in-law - a brother by marriage
daughter-in-law - the wife of your son
father-in-law - the father of your spouse
relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
mother-in-law - the mother of your spouse
sister-in-law - the sister of your spouse
son-in-law - the husband of your daughter
Translations
in-law
n in-law [ˈinloː]
a person related to one by marriage eg one's brother-in-law, mother-in-law etc. skoonfamilie, swaer, skoonma في القانون، في الزواج роднини свързани след брак příbuzní z druhé strany (švagr, tchýně apod.) sviger- angeheiratete/-r Verwandte/-r συγγενής εξ αγχιστείας parientes políticos hõimlane کسی که با فرد رابطه سببی دارد sukulainen belle-famille; beau-frère, belle-mère קְרוֹבִים מִכּוֹח נִישוּאִים ससुराल वाले, वैवाहिक संबंध rođak po bračnom partneru a férjem, a feleségem családja hubungan kekeluargaan yang disebabkan karena perkawinan tengda-, mágur, svili (parente acquisito) 戚姻 인척 giminaitis iš žmonos/vyro pusės sievas/vīra māte ipar schoon- svigerfamiliemedlem powinowaty parente por afinidade rudă prin alianţă жены príbuzný z druhej strany (švagor, svokra ap.) sorodnik po moževi (ženini) strani tazbina ili svojta släkting genom giftermål, ingift ญาติที่เกิดจากแต่งงาน akraba ve yakınlar 姻親 рідня з боку одного з подружжя سسرالی عزیز người thân qua hôn nhân


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