nephew-in-law

English

Noun

nephew-in-law (plural nephews-in-law)

1. The son-in-law of someone's sibling or sibling-in-law.
   1. Son-in-law of someone's brother. (fraternal nephew-in-law)
   2. Son-in-law of someone's sister. (sororal nephew-in-law)
   3. Son-in-law of someone's brother-in-law.
   4. Son-in-law of someone's sister-in-law.
2. (rare) The nephew of someone's spouse.
   1. Nephew of someone's husband. (Usually called a nephew.)
   2. Nephew of someone's wife. (Usually called a nephew.)
3. Husband of someone's niece.

Antonyms

• niece-in-law

Translations

son-in-law of someone's brother

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 姪女婿／侄女婿 (zat⁶ neoi⁵ sai³), 侄女婿 (jat⁶ neui⁵ sai³)

  Mandarin: 姪女婿／侄女婿 (zh), 侄女婿 (zhínǚxù)

  Min Nan: 孫婿／孙婿, 孙婿 (sun-saì)

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son-in-law of someone's sister

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 外甥女婿 (ngoi⁶ sang¹ neui⁵ sai³)

  Mandarin: 外甥女婿 (zh) (wàishēngnǚxù)

  Min Nan: 外女婿 (gōe-sng-saì, gōe-seng-saì)

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son-in-law of someone's brother-in-law

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son-in-law of someone's sister-in-law

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nephew of someone's husband

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nephew of someone's wife

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• French: ^{(please verify)} beau-neveu
• German: ^{(please verify)} Schwiegerneffe
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• (deprecated template usage) Latin: gener fratris (1), gener sororis (2), gener fratris mariti or gener fratris uxoris (3), gener sororis mariti or gener sororis uxoris (4)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} sobrino político