co-father-in-law en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From co- + father-in-law or co-father + -in-law.
Meanings
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The father of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the father-in-law of one's child, or, the father of one spouse in relation to the father of the other spouse; either of two or more men whose children marry each other, such as the father of a bride vis-à-vis the father of the groom.
my old friend […] whom I trusted greatly, because I had taken care of his family in former times, and because he was, as it were, my co-father-in-law, for I had betrothed my daughter to his son.
1892, Theodōros Kolokotrōnēs, (trans.) Elizabeth Mayhew Waller Edmonds, Kolokotrones the klepht and the warrior: Sixty years of peril and daring. An autobiography, page 104:Diègue tries to treat Gormas amicably as his prospective co-father-in-law, but Gormas provokes him with rude remarks and slaps him
1996, John W. Freeman, The Metropolitan Opera stories of the great operas, page 208:‘Hear, O well-read Paṇḍit, my daughter is ready for marriage. Take with you a barber's lad, go forth into the country, and search for a bridegroom. […] Search for a house worthy of my house, and search for a boy worthy of my child. Search for a co-father-in-law worthy of a co-father-in-law.’ […] Up rose the well-read Paṇḍit and said ‘O king, hear my petition. There is a co-father-in-law worthy of you as co-father-in-law. There is a boy worthy of your child. There is a house worthy of your house […]’
1884, G. A. Grierson, “The Song of Bijai Mal”, in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume 53, pages 132–133:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| co-fathers-in-law | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
co-parent-in-law · co-mother-in-law
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (42)
sh prijan (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · fi vävyn isä (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · es consuegro (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · rup cuscru (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · ru сват (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · se láža (co-parent-in-law) (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · hu nász (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · ca consogre (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · sh prikan (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · pl ojciec zięcia (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · fi miniän isä (of daughter-in-law) (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · cmn 親家公 /亲家公 (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · ms (co-parent-in-law) bisan (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · fr père du gendre (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · rom xanamik (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · cs svat (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · te వియ్యంకుడు (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · de Mitschwiegervater (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · he מחותן (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · ks سۆنؠ (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · nah huexiuhtli (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · pt consogro (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · tr dünür (co-parent-in-law) (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · sh пријан (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · hi समधी (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · it consuocero (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · ms besan (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · ik nulliq (co-parent-in-law) (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · pa ਕੁੜਮ (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · sh прикан (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · tl balae (co-parent-in-law) (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · de Gegenschwäher (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · fr père de la belle-fille (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · la consocer (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · eo kunbopatro (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · hu apatárs (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · eu aitaginarrebakide (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · pl ojciec synowej (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · tl baisan (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · ko 바깥 사돈 (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · ro cuscru (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law) · el συμπέθερος (father of one's son- or daughter-in-law)