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in-law

in-law

See also: inlaw and -in-law

English

Noun

in-law ‎(plural in-laws) (mainly used in plural)

A relative by marriage (or through affinity). Affinal relative; affine.
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

Derived terms

Translations

relative by marriage

Armenian: խնամի (hy) ‎(xnami)
Dutch: aangetrouwd familielid, schoonfamilie (nl) pl, aanverwant (nl)
Greek: (plural) πεθερικά (el) n pl ‎(petheriká)
Italian: parente acquisito m
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: хнами ‎(xnamî)
Latin: ^{(please verify)}politicus relativus m

Macedonian: сват m ‎(svat)
Maori: kaireperepe
Portuguese: afim (pt) m f
Russian: родня́ (со стороны́ му́жа/жены́) f ‎(rodnjá (so storoný múža/žený))
Spanish: relativo (político) m
Swahili: shemeji (sw), mkwe (sw)
Swedish: släkting genom giftermål, ingift
Tok Pisin: tambu

parent-in-law of one's child

Chinese:
Mandarin: 親家 (zh), 亲家 (zh) ‎(qìngjiā, qīngjiā)
Greek: συμπέθερος (el) m ‎(sympétheros)
Hebrew: מחותן ‎(mekhutan)

Italian: consuocero
Malay: besan
Portuguese: consogro
Russian: сват (ru) m ‎(svat), сва́тья (ru) f ‎(svátʹja) (colloquial)
Spanish: consuegro (es)

father-in-law — see father-in-law

mother-in-law — see mother-in-law

Anagrams

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