uncle-in-law

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uncle-in-law

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From uncle + -in-law.

noun uncles-in-law

  1. The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling). Between uncle and aunt-in-law, or uncle's wife, you have a connection of affinity, and you have the same between aunt and uncle-in-law, or aunt's wife. [sic]
  2. The uncle of one's husband. 2012 August 11, anonymous, Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki Vernon would later become an uncle-in-law to Harry's wife, Ginny and a great-uncle to Harry and Ginny's children, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter and Lily Luna Potter.
  3. The uncle of one's wife.

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noun husband of one's aunt

हिन्दीफूफा phūphā, मौसा mausā
Françaisoncle par alliance
DeutschSchwiegeronkel
Tiếng Việtbác, bác trai, bác dượng, chú, chú dượng, dượng

noun husband of one's uncle

Françaisoncle par alliance
DeutschSchwiegeronkel

noun uncle of one's husband

हिन्दीचचिया ससुर caciyā sasur, ममिया ससुर mamiyā sasur
Françaisbel-oncle
DeutschSchwiegeronkel

noun uncle of one's wife

हिन्दीचचिया ससुर caciyā sasur, ममिया ससुर mamiyā sasur
Françaisbel-oncle
DeutschSchwiegeronkel

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@misc{uncle_in_law_2026,
  title = {uncle-in-law},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uncle-in-law},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}