beau-frère

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French beau frere, beau-frere, beaufrere, beau-frère, beauffrère, biau frere. By surface analysis, beau- +‎ frère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo.fʁɛʁ/

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Noun

beau-frère m (plural beaux-frères, feminine belle-sœur)

1. brother-in-law (brother of one's wife)
2. brother-in-law (brother of one's husband)
3. brother-in-law (husband of one's sister)
4. brother-in-law (husband of one's brother)

Coordinate terms

• bru f
• gendre m

Related terms

• beau-fils m
• beau-père m
• belle-fille f
• belle-mère f
• belle-sœur f

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: bofrer

Further reading

• “beau-frère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012