sister-in-law
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sister-in-law
- /ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/ US
- /ˈsɪs.tə.ɪn.lɔː/ UK
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Inherited from Middle English suster-in-lawe; equivalent to sister + -in-law.
noun sisters-in-law · sister-in-laws
- The sister of one's spouse. Though they are not twins, my sister-in-law resembles my wife in almost every way.
- The wife of one's sibling. My sister-in-law and my brother met while they were both on vacation in Jamaica.
- The wife of the sibling of one's spouse.
- The sister of the spouse of one's sibling.
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noun wife's sister
| Español | cuñada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 처제 cheoje, 처형 cheohyeong |
| 日本語 | 義姉 gishi, 義妹 gimai, 義理の姉 giri no ane, 義理の妹 giri no imōto |
| 中文 | 大姨子 dàyízi, 姨姐 yíjiě, 小姨子 xiǎoyízi |
| हिन्दी | साली sālī |
| Português | cunhada |
| Français | belle-sœur |
| Deutsch | Schwägerin |
| Italiano | cognata |
| Ελληνικά | κουνιάδα kouniáda |
| Română | cumnată |
| Русский | неве́стка nevéstka, своя́ченица svojáčenica |
| Tiếng Việt | chị vợ, em vợ |
| العربية | أُخْت زَوْجَة ʔuḵt zawja, سِلْفَة silfa |
| עברית | גִּיסָה gisá |
noun husband's sister
| Español | cuñada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시누이 sinu'i, 형님 hyeongnim, 아가씨 agassi |
| 中文 | 大姑 dàgū, 小姑 xiǎogū |
| हिन्दी | ननद nanad |
| Português | cunhada |
| Français | belle-sœur |
| Deutsch | Schwägerin |
| Italiano | cognata |
| Ελληνικά | κουνιάδα kouniáda |
| Română | cumnată |
| Русский | неве́стка nevéstka, золо́вка zolóvka |
| Tiếng Việt | chị chồng, em chồng |
| العربية | أُخْت زَوْج ʔuḵt zawj |
| עברית | גִּיסָה gisá |
noun brother's wife
| Español | cuñada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 제수 jesu, 계수 gyesu, 형수 hyeongsu, 올케 olke |
| 日本語 | 兄嫁 aniyome, 弟嫁 otoyome |
| 中文 | 嫂子 sǎozi, 姒 sì, 弟媳 dìxí |
| हिन्दी | भाभी bhābhī, देवरानी devrānī |
| Português | cunhada |
| Français | belle-sœur |
| Deutsch | Schwägerin |
| Italiano | cognata |
| Ελληνικά | νύφη nýfi |
| Română | cumnată |
| Русский | неве́стка nevéstka |
| Tiếng Việt | chị dâu, em dâu |
| עברית | גִּיסָה gisá |
noun wife's brother's wife
| Español | cuñada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 처남댁 cheonamdaek |
| 中文 | 舅嫂 jiùsǎo |
| हिन्दी | सलहज salhaj |
| Português | esposa do cunhado, mulher do cunhado, concunhada, cunhada |
| Français | belle-sœur |
| Deutsch | Schwippschwägerin |
| Italiano | cognata |
| Română | cumnată |
| Русский | неве́стка nevéstka |
| Tiếng Việt | chị dâu, em dâu |
| עברית | גִּיסָה gisá |
noun husband's brother's wife
| Español | cuñada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동서 dongseo |
| हिन्दी | जेठानी jeṭhānī, देवरानी devrānī |
| Português | esposa do cunhado, mulher do cunhado, concunhada, cunhada |
| Français | belle-sœur |
| Deutsch | Schwippschwägerin |
| Italiano | cognata |
| Ελληνικά | συννυφάδα synnyfáda |
| Română | cumnată |
| Русский | неве́стка nevéstka |
| Tiếng Việt | chị dâu, em dâu |
| עברית | גִּיסָה gisá |
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