Dictionary

in-law en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪn.lɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɪn.lɑ/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɪn.lɔ/ (US)

Etymology

Back-formation from -in-law.

Meanings

1. (in-plural, often) A relative by marriage (or through affinity).
   • The house got a complete going-over before the arrival of the in-laws.
   • Louie: 'Neither boiling nor baking can diminish this creature's overpowering musky scent. Only suitable for serving to unpleasant in-laws.' 2004, Nintendo EAD, Pikmin 2, Nintendo, level/area: Piklopedia:
2. 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.

Forms

Deriveds

-in-law · co-in-law · in-lawhood · in-law suite

Synonyms

affine

Translations (60)

ru родня́ (relative by marriage) · cmn 親家 /亲家 (parent-in-law of one's child) · pl rodzic zięcia (parent-in-law of one's child) · es familia afín (relative by marriage) · it consuocero (parent-in-law of one's child) · de no word (parent-in-law of one's child) · mi kaireperepe (relative by marriage) · el πεθερικά (relative by marriage) · fi puolison sukulainen (relative by marriage) · izh lanko (parent-in-law of one's child) · ms ipar (relative by marriage) · izh lanko (relative by marriage) · sv släkting genom giftermål (relative by marriage) · fi lapsen appivanhempi (parent-in-law of one's child) · ru сват (parent-in-law of one's child) · de etc. (parent-in-law of one's child) · tr kayın (relative by marriage) · pl powinowaty (relative by marriage) · kmr xizm (relative by marriage) · es familia política (relative by marriage) · sw mkwe (relative by marriage) · mk сват (relative by marriage) · pam manuyang (relative by marriage) · nn svigerfamilie (relative by marriage) · pl powinowata (relative by marriage) · de Schwager (relative by marriage) · sv ingift (relative by marriage) · tpi tambu (relative by marriage) · de Anverwandter (relative by marriage) · ms besan (parent-in-law of one's child) · az quda (parent-in-law of one's child) · ru сва́тья (parent-in-law of one's child) · hy խնամի (relative by marriage) · nb svigerfamilie (relative by marriage) · az quda (relative by marriage) · nl schoonfamilie (relative by marriage) · es consuegro (parent-in-law of one's child) · nl aanverwant (relative by marriage) · pt consogro (parent-in-law of one's child) · kum къайын (relative by marriage) · sw shemeji (relative by marriage) · az qayın (relative by marriage) · cmn 姻親 /姻亲 (relative by marriage) · pt afim (relative by marriage) · kmr хнами (relative by marriage) · el συμπέθερος (parent-in-law of one's child) · fr membre de la belle-famille (relative by marriage) · de angeheirateter Verwandter (relative by marriage) · nl aangetrouwd familielid (relative by marriage) · tl manugang (relative by marriage) · es pariente afín (relative by marriage) · fo verfólk (relative by marriage) · pl rodzic synowej (parent-in-law of one's child) · ceb umagad (relative by marriage) · de Schwiegerfamilie (relative by marriage) · da svigerfamilie (relative by marriage) · es pariente político (relative by marriage) · he מחותן (parent-in-law of one's child) · it parente acquisito (relative by marriage) · tr dünür (parent-in-law of one's child)