Dictionary

father-in-law en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈfɑːðəɹɪnˌlɔː/

Etymology

From Middle English fader in lawe, fadyr-in-lay, fader yn lawe, equivalent to father + -in-law.

Meanings

1. One's spouse's father.
2. (obsolete) A stepfather.
   • `Yes,` replied Snawley. `The fact is, I am not their father, Mr Squeers. I'm only their father-in-law.` 1839, Charles Dickens, chapter IV, in Nicholas Nickleby, →ISBN, page 41:

Forms

Deriveds

stepfather-in-law · co-father-in-law

Relateds

son-in-law · sister-in-law · mother-in-law · brother-in-law · daughter-in-law

Translations (195)

cu тьсть (one's spouse's father) · ckb خەزوور (one's spouse's father) · gl sogro (one's spouse's father) · ko 시아버지 (one's spouse's father) · ddg painu (one's spouse's father) · pdc Schwaerdaadi (one's spouse's father) · yi שווער (one's spouse's father) · tr kaynata (one's spouse's father) · grc ἑκυρός (one's spouse's father) · it suocero (one's spouse's father) · hy աներ (one's spouse's father) · eu aitaginarreba (one's spouse's father) · qu kaka (one's spouse's father) · ru тесть (one's spouse's father) · he חוֹתֵן (one's spouse's father) · crh qaynata (one's spouse's father) · tl biyanang-lalaki (one's spouse's father) · cu свекръ (one's spouse's father) · pa ਖ਼ੁਸਰ (one's spouse's father) · sco guid-faither (one's spouse's father) · la patraster (one's spouse's father) · pap suegu (one's spouse's father) · sh punac (one's spouse's father) · oc sògre (one's spouse's father) · lo ພໍ່ເຖົ້າ (one's spouse's father) · ang swēor (one's spouse's father) · pt sogro (one's spouse's father) · pl teść (one's spouse's father) · vi cha chồng (one's spouse's father) · rup socru (one's spouse's father) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐌰 (one's spouse's father) · my ယောက္ခထီး (one's spouse's father) · ja 義父 (one's spouse's father) · ko 장인 (one's spouse's father) · lo ສະວະສູລະ (one's spouse's father) · ks ہیُٛہُر (one's spouse's father) · ca sogre (one's spouse's father) · pa سَوہرا (one's spouse's father) · mk свекор (one's spouse's father) · cst menék (one's spouse's father) · la socer (one's spouse's father) · fur missêr (one's spouse's father) · vec mesiere (one's spouse's father) · nn verfar (one's spouse's father) · fi appi (one's spouse's father) · dsb pśichodny nan (one's spouse's father) · sq vjehërr (one's spouse's father) · nan-hbl 丈人公 (one's spouse's father) · vot äjje (one's spouse's father) · ks ہِہُر (one's spouse's father) · bg све́кър (one's spouse's father) · de Schwiegervater (one's spouse's father) · or ଶ୍ୱଶୁର (one's spouse's father) · wmw mukwe (one's spouse's father) · ur سَسُر (one's spouse's father) · id ayah mertua (one's spouse's father) · ja 岳父 (one's spouse's father) · pl świekier (one's spouse's father) · ur خُسَر (one's spouse's father) · udi сейде (one's spouse's father) · mi hungawai (one's spouse's father) · qu kiwachi (one's spouse's father) · es suegro (one's spouse's father) · nan-hbl 大官 (one's spouse's father) · io bopatro (one's spouse's father) · bg тъст (one's spouse's father) · hu após (one's spouse's father) · myv атявт (one's spouse's father) · lo ພໍ່ຜົວ (one's spouse's father) · jje 가시아방 (one's spouse's father) · pdc Schwaer (one's spouse's father) · scn sòggiru (one's spouse's father) · lb Schwéierpapp (one's spouse's father) · gv ayr 'sy leigh (one's spouse's father) · ee to (one's spouse's father) · uk све́кор (one's spouse's father) · ms bapa mertua (one's spouse's father) · ta மாமனார் (one's spouse's father) · mk тест (one's spouse's father) · el πεθερός (one's spouse's father) · twf tǫ̏ména (one's spouse's father) · mi hungarei (one's spouse's father) · ast suegru (one's spouse's father) · rop lambarra (one's spouse's father) · be цесць (one's spouse's father) · sk svokor (one's spouse's father) · cmn 公公 (one's spouse's father) · ro socru (one's spouse's father) · th พ่อสามี (one's spouse's father) · mhr ача (one's spouse's father) · ur سُسَر (one's spouse's father) · sk tesť (one's spouse's father) · is tengdapabbi (one's spouse's father) · fo verfaðir (one's spouse's father) · pdt Schwiavoda (one's spouse's father) · liv naizizā (one's spouse's father) · af skoonpa (one's spouse's father) · az qayınata (one's spouse's father) · ga athair céile (one's spouse's father) · pa خُسَر (one's spouse's father) · nl schoonvader (one's spouse's father) · lo ສະສຸຣະ (one's spouse's father) · rif aḍeggʷar (one's spouse's father) · eo bopatro (one's spouse's father) · cy tad yng nghyfraith (one's spouse's father) · mfe boper (one's spouse's father) · arc חמא (one's spouse's father) · fr beau-père (one's spouse's father) · nan-hbl 丈人 (one's spouse's father) · ja 舅 (one's spouse's father) · is tengdó (one's spouse's father) · hrx Schwiegherfatter (one's spouse's father) · de Schwäher (one's spouse's father) · tr kayınbaba (one's spouse's father) · hi ससुर (one's spouse's father) · cy chwegrwn (one's spouse's father) · he חָם (one's spouse's father) · nb svigerfar (one's spouse's father) · lo ສວະສູຣະ (one's spouse's father) · sh svekar (one's spouse's father) · ar حَم (one's spouse's father) · kmr xezûr (one's spouse's father) · sl tast (one's spouse's father) · vec misiero (one's spouse's father) · taa -to' nelanenh (one's spouse's father) · sv svärfar (one's spouse's father) · mn ᠬᠠᠳᠠᠮ ᠠᠪᠤ (one's spouse's father) · pa ਸੁਹਰਾ (one's spouse's father) · kw hwegron (one's spouse's father) · th พ่อตา (one's spouse's father) · da svigerfar (one's spouse's father) · fa خسر (one's spouse's father) · vo lüfat (one's spouse's father) · mr सासरा (one's spouse's father) · fa پدرزن (one's spouse's father) · zza vıstewre (diq) (one's spouse's father) · be свёкар (one's spouse's father) · ka მამამთილი (one's spouse's father) · km ឪពុកក្មេក (one's spouse's father) · sc sogru (one's spouse's father) · sa श्वशुर (one's spouse's father) · tet banin (one's spouse's father) · lo ພໍ່ເມັຽ (one's spouse's father) · kl sakeq (one's spouse's father) · hsb přichodny nan (one's spouse's father) · ru свёкр (one's spouse's father) · pa ਸੁਸਰ (one's spouse's father) · vro äi (one's spouse's father) · mn хадам аав (one's spouse's father) · cmn 岳父 (one's spouse's father) · cs tchán (one's spouse's father) · tk gaýynata (one's spouse's father) · grc πενθερός (one's spouse's father) · sh пунац (one's spouse's father) · th พ่อผัว (one's spouse's father) · ka სიმამრი (one's spouse's father) · pa سُسَر (one's spouse's father) · syl ꠢꠃꠞ (one's spouse's father) · ps سخر (one's spouse's father) · hy սկեսրայր (one's spouse's father) · ru свёкор (one's spouse's father) · av вакьад (one's spouse's father) · et äi (one's spouse's father) · is tengdafaðir (one's spouse's father) · sei aaquéect ctam (one's spouse's father) · fa پدرشوهر (one's spouse's father) · pdc Schwiegervadder (one's spouse's father) · tr kayınpeder (one's spouse's father) · myv вата (one's spouse's father) · se vuohppasássa (one's spouse's father) · izh äijä (one's spouse's father) · sc socru (one's spouse's father) · cv хуняҫа (one's spouse's father) · cs svekr (one's spouse's father) · lv ap' (one's spouse's father) · uk тесть (one's spouse's father) · sw baba mkwe (one's spouse's father) · se vuohppa (one's spouse's father) · vec misiere (one's spouse's father) · liv mīeizā (one's spouse's father) · fur suesar (one's spouse's father) · sh свекар (one's spouse's father) · rom sastro (one's spouse's father) · id bapak mertua (one's spouse's father) · vi cha vợ (one's spouse's father) · tig ሐም (one's spouse's father) · nrf bieau-péthe (one's spouse's father) · gd athair-cèile (one's spouse's father) · hi समधी (one's spouse's father) · ilo katugangan a lalaki (one's spouse's father) · nn svigerfar (one's spouse's father) · ia patre affin (one's spouse's father) · ms ayah mertua (one's spouse's father) · cmn 嫜 (one's spouse's father) · gni lambadi (one's spouse's father)