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- [in law]
- /ɪn lɔ/
- /ɪn lɔː/
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- [in law]
- /ɪn lɔ/
Definitions of in-law word
- noun in-law a relative by marriage. 1
- suffix in-law relative by marriage 1
- noun in-law a relative by marriage 0
- adjective in-law related by marriage 0
- noun in-law A relative by marriage (or through affinity). Affinal relative; affine. 0
- noun in-law 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. 0
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Origin of in-law
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; back formation from mother-in-law, brother-in-law, etc.
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for In-law
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in-law popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for in-law
noun in-law
- clan — A clan is a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
- tribe — any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
Antonyms for in-law
noun in-law
- parent — a father or a mother.