in-law
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in-law
- /ˈɪn.lɔː/ UK
- /ˈɪn.lɔ/ US
- /ˈɪn.lɑ/ cot caught merger
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Back-formation from -in-law.
noun in-laws · inlaw
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A relative by marriage (or through affinity).
The house got a complete going-over before the arrival of the in-laws.
Similar: 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.
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noun relative by marriage
| Español | familia afín, familia política, pariente afín, pariente político |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 姻親 /姻亲 yīnqīn |
| Kiswahili | shemeji, mkwe |
| Português | afim |
| Français | membre de la belle-famille |
| Deutsch | angeheirateter Verwandter, Anverwandter, Schwiegerfamilie, Schwager |
| Italiano | parente acquisito |
| Ελληνικά | πεθερικά petheriká |
| Русский | родня́ |
noun parent-in-law of one's child
| Español | consuegro |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 親家 /亲家 qìngjiā, qīngjiā |
| Português | consogro |
| Deutsch | no word, etc. |
| Italiano | consuocero |
| Ελληνικά | συμπέθερος sympétheros |
| Русский | сват svat, сва́тья svátʹja |
| עברית | מחותן mekhutan |
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@misc{in_law_2026,
title = {in-law},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in-law},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
