daughter-in-law

daugh·ter-in-law

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [daw-ter in law]
- /ˈdɔ tər ɪn lɔ/
- /ˈdɔːtə(r) ɪn lɔː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [daw-ter in law]
- /ˈdɔ tər ɪn lɔ/

Definitions of daughter-in-law word

countable noun daughter-in-law Someone's daughter-in-law is the wife of their son. 3
noun daughter-in-law the wife of one's son or daughter 3
noun daughter-in-law the wife of one's son 3
noun plural daughter-in-law the wife of one's son. 1
noun daughter-in-law son's wife 1

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Origin of daughter-in-law

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English doughter in lawe

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Parts of speech for Daughter-in-law

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Daughter-in-law

daughter-in-law popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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