in-law

See also -in-law

English

Noun

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

1. A relative by marriage (or through affinity). Affinal relative; affine.
2. 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

• co-in-law
• -in-law

Translations

relative by marriage

• Dutch: aangetrouwd familielid, schoonfamilie pl, aanverwant
• French: beau- m, belle- f
• Greek: (plural) πεθερικά (el) (petheriká) n pl
• Japanese: 義(の) (giri [no])
• Latin: relativus (politicus) m
• Macedonian: сват (mk) (svat) m
• Russian: no translation, circumlocution required: родня сo стороны мужа или жены

• Spanish: relativo (político) m
• Swahili: shemeji (sw)
• Swedish: släkting genom giftermål (sv), ingift (sv)
• Taos: mą̀ku-
• Tok Pisin: tambu (tpi)

parent-in-law of one's child

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亲家 (qìngjiā or qīngjiā) pl

• Greek: συμπέθερος sympetheros
• Hebrew: מחותן mekhutan
• Italian: consuocero (it)

• Malay: besan (ms)
• Portuguese: consogro, parente consanguíneo, parentes consanguíneos
• Russian: (use сват svat "matchmaker")
• Spanish: consuegro (es)

Anagrams

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