daughter-in-law
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daughter-in-law
- /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/
Where it comes from
From Middle English doghter in lawe; equivalent to daughter + -in-law.
noun daughters-in-law · daughter-in-laws
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The wife of one's child.
For I am come to ſet a man at variance* againſt his father, ⁊ the daughter againſt her mother, and the daughter in law againſt her mother in law.
Similar: bahu
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noun wife of one's child
| Español | nuera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 며느리 myeoneuri |
| 日本語 | 嫁 yome |
| 中文 | 媳婦 /媳妇 xífù, 兒媳 /儿媳 érxí, 兒媳婦 /儿媳妇 érxífù |
| हिन्दी | बहू bahū |
| Português | nora |
| Français | bru, belle-fille |
| Deutsch | Schwiegertochter, Schnur f) |
| Italiano | nuora |
| Ελληνικά | νύφη nýfi, κόρη kóri |
| Română | noră |
| Русский | неве́стка nevéstka, сноха́ snoxá |
| Tiếng Việt | con dâu, dâu |
| العربية | كَنَّة kanna, زَوْجَة اَلاِبْن zawjat al-ibn |
| עברית | כַּלָּה kala |
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title = {daughter-in-law},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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