in-law

(ĭn′lô′)

A relative by marriage.

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

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in-law

a relative by marriage

adj

(postpositive; in combination) related by marriage: a father-in-law.

[C19: back formation from father-in-law, etc]

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

in′-law`

a relative by marriage.

[1890–95; extracted from mother -in -law, brother -in -law, etc.]

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Noun

in-law - a relative by marriage

relative-in-law

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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