in-law
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in-law
(ĭn′lô′)n.
A relative by marriage.
[Back-formation from such compounds as mother-in-law.]
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in-law
n
a relative by marriage
adj
(postpositive; in combination) related by marriage: a father-in-law.
[C19: back formation from father-in-law, etc]
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in′-law`
n.
a relative by marriage.
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Noun | 1. | 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 |
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in-law
(ˈinloː) – plural ˈin-laws – noun a person related to one by marriage eg one's brother-in-law, mother-in-law etc.
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