in-law
Meaning
- A relative by marriage (or through affinity).
- Sometimes specifically a parent-in-law of one's child, for which the dedicated terms co-mother-in-law, co-father-in-law are rare.
Synonyms
relative-in-law
relative by marriage
wife’s brother
by marriage
husband’s sister
my father
relation by marriage
husband’s brother
wife’s younger sister
Frequency
Etymology
From -in-law.
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