All father-in-law synonyms
fa·ther-in-law
F f noun father-in-law
- relative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- father — a male parent.
- sibling — a brother or sister.
- mother — parent
- cousin — Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
- folk — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- uncle — a brother of one's father or mother.
- niece — a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- aunt — Someone's aunt is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle.
- agnate — related by descent from a common male ancestor
- cognate — Cognate things are related to each other.
- connection — A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
- blood — Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
- folks — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- relation — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
- stepbrother — one's stepfather's son or stepmother's son by a previous marriage.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- sib — related by blood; akin.
- stepparent — a stepfather or stepmother.
- brother-in-law — Someone's brother-in-law is the brother of their husband or wife, or the man who is married to their sister.
- nephew — a son of one's brother or sister.
- stepsister — one's stepfather's or stepmother's daughter by a previous marriage.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kin — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kinsman — a blood relative, especially a male.