parents-in-law

par·ent-in-law

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pair-uh nt-in-law, par-]
- /ˈpɛər ənt ɪnˌlɔ, ˈpær-/
- /ˈpeər·ənts·ɪnˌlɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pair-uh nt-in-law, par-]
- /ˈpɛər ənt ɪnˌlɔ, ˈpær-/

Definitions of parents-in-law word

noun plural parents-in-law the father or mother of one's wife or husband. 1
noun plural parents-in-law spouse's mother and father 1

See all 2 definitions of parents-in-law

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Origin of parents-in-law

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Parents-in-law

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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parents-in-law popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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