Dictionary

sister-in-law en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/ (General-American)
• /ˈsɪs.tə.ɪn.lɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• sĭs'tər (General-American)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English suster-in-lawe; equivalent to sister + -in-law.

Meanings

1. A female relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage: ▸ The sister of one's spouse.
   • Though they are not twins, my sister-in-law resembles my wife in almost every way.
2. A female relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage: ▸ The wife of one's sibling.
   • My sister-in-law and my brother met while they were both on vacation in Jamaica.
3. (uncommon) Co-sister-in-law: The wife of one's sibling-in-law. ▸ The wife of the sibling of one's spouse.
4. (uncommon) Co-sister-in-law: The wife of one's sibling-in-law. ▸ The sister of the spouse of one's sibling.

Forms

Deriveds

half sister-in-law · co-sister-in-law

Hyponyms

Ah Soh

Relateds

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

Synonyms

bahu · Bhabhi

Translations (447)

et käli (wife's brother's wife) · sh svast (wife's sister) · nb svigerinne (wife's sister) · pt concunhada (husband's brother's wife) · nl schoonzuster (wife's brother's wife) · ilo abirat a babai (husband's brother's wife) · ko 형님 (husband's sister) · it cognata (wife's sister) · pa ਭਰਜਾਈ (brother's wife) · sv svägerska (sister's wife) · hu sógornő (wife's sister) · ka მული (husband's sister) · gd bean-bhràthair (brother's wife) · et käli (brother's wife) · nn versøster (brother's wife) · fi käly (husband's sister) · vo lüsör (wife's sister) · ca cunyada (husband's sister) · nrf belle-soeu (wife's sister) · pt concunhada (wife's brother's wife) · cmn 大姑 (husband's sister) · kky munamuna (wife's sister) · niv эмр (brother's wife) · ca cunyada (wife's sister) · bcl hipag (husband's sister) · pt esposa do cunhado (husband's brother's wife) · wa bele-sour (husband's sister) · zza wayceni (wife's sister) · is mágkona (husband's sister) · vi em chồng (husband's sister) · ps اندرور (husband's sister) · he גִּיסָה (husband's sister) · nl schoonzus (wife's sister) · bcl hipag (brother's wife) · hi साली (wife's sister) · yue 阿妗 (brother's wife) · rsk андя (wife's brother's wife) · ps ندرور (husband's sister) · sc connata (wife's sister) · he גִּיסָה (wife's brother's wife) · et käli (husband's brother's wife) · sh šurjakinja (wife's brother's wife) · my ယောက်မ (brother's wife) · ur بھاوَج (brother's wife) · lv vīramāsa (husband's sister) · nl schoonzus (wife's brother's wife) · pl szwagierka (husband's sister) · sv svägerska (wife's sister) · es cuñada (wife's brother's wife) · hi देवरानी (brother's wife) · ro cumnată (husband's brother's wife) · yij binthi (husband's sister) · sh jetrva (husband's brother's wife) · zza cêri (wife's brother's wife) · nrf belle-soeu (wife's brother's wife) · izh minni (brother's wife) · nan-hbl 兄嫂 (brother's wife) · bcl hipag (wife's sister) · cmn 小姑 (husband's sister) · gsw Geschwiie (wife's sister) · gu જેઠાણી (husband's brother's wife) · nb svigerinne (wife's brother's wife) · sa यातृ (husband's brother's wife) · da svigerinde (brother's wife) · cmn 姨姐 (wife's sister) · tcs neitawet (husband's brother's wife) · de Schwippschwägerin (husband's brother's wife) · ja 義理の姉 (wife's sister) · sk švagriná (husband's sister) · kaw ipe (husband's sister) · is mágkona (brother's wife) · se gálojeatni (husband's brother's wife) · nn versyster (brother's wife) · cmn 嫂子 (brother's wife) · ceb hipag (disused) (wife's sister) · nl schoonzuster (wife's sister) · es cuñada (brother's wife) · izh nato (wife's sister) · el συννυφάδα (husband's brother's wife) · sl svakinja (wife's sister) · nl schoonzus (husband's brother's wife) · ceb bayaw (wife's sister) · fi käly (wife's brother's wife) · zza gorım (husband's sister) · vi chị dâu (wife's brother's wife) · grc ἐνάτηρ (husband's brother's wife) · ru неве́стка (husband's sister) · de Schwägerin (husband's sister) · fr belle-sœur (brother's wife) · sh svakinja (wife's sister) · pt cunhada (husband's brother's wife) · ja 兄嫁 (brother's wife) · pdc Gschwei (wife's sister) · eo bofratino (husband's sister) · wa bele-sour (brother's wife) · udi вичечубух (brother's wife) · hu sógornő (husband's brother's wife) · gd piuthar-chèile (husband's sister) · cmn 姒 (brother's wife) · gd piuthar-bhean (wife's sister) · ta அக்கா (husband's brother's wife) · ja 義姉 (wife's sister) · yij yarungu (brother's wife) · my မရီး (wife's sister) · sco guid-sister (brother's wife) · bg снаха (brother's wife) · ja 義理の妹 (wife's sister) · cs švagrová (brother's wife) · et nadu (husband's sister) · nl schoonzus (husband's sister) · ba килен (brother's wife) · ilo abirat a babai (wife's brother's wife) · nn svigerinne (husband's sister) · ceb bilas nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki sa bana) (husband's brother's wife) · ka ძმისცოლი (brother's wife) · nan-hbl 姨仔 (wife's sister) · ccc pus̈hana (wife's sister) · nl schoonzus (brother's wife) · ceb bayaw nga babaye (sa asawa) (wife's sister) · nv hayé (brother's wife) · bn ভাবী (brother's wife) · lt brolienė (brother's wife) · sei hicmajéete (brother's wife) · grc γάλως (husband's sister) · ckb ھێوەرژِن (husband's brother's wife) · ur سالی (wife's sister) · grc γάλως (brother's wife) · vi chị vợ (wife's sister) · da svigerinde (husband's sister) · yue 弟婦 /弟妇 (brother's wife) · ms ipar (husband's sister) · hi ननद (husband's sister) · bg балдъза (wife's sister) · cs švagrová (husband's sister) · ilo ipag (brother's wife) · ko 처남댁 (wife's brother's wife) · it cognata (wife's brother's wife) · es cuñada (husband's sister) · ru золо́вка (husband's sister) · ur بھابی (brother's wife) · nan-hbl 小姑 (husband's sister) · ar أُخْت زَوْجَة (wife's sister) · ceb bilas nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki sa asawa) (wife's brother's wife) · tl hipag (brother's wife) · lb Schwéiesch (wife's sister) · tl inso (brother's wife) · az baldız (wife's sister) · ks سال (wife's sister) · sh заова (husband's sister) · nn versøster (wife's sister) · ks بٔے کاکَنؠ (brother's wife) · fi käly (husband's brother's wife) · ks زام (husband's sister) · ba еңгә (brother's wife) · ar سِلْفَة (wife's sister) · sei hilxcmaam (husband's brother's wife) · la glōs (wife's sister) · yij yarungu (wife's sister) · cs švagrová (wife's sister) · bho साली (wife's sister) · aii ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (brother's wife) · hy քենի (wife's sister) · he גִּיסָה (husband's brother's wife) · ru неве́стка (wife's sister) · sc connada (wife's sister) · pa بَھرْجائی (brother's wife) · msk ipag (wife's sister) · sh снаха (brother's wife) · it cognata (husband's sister) · fa خیاشنه (wife's sister) · wa bele-sour (wife's sister) · nn svigerinne (brother's wife) · el νύφη (brother's wife) · bn ভাউজ (brother's wife) · nan-hbl 阿嫂 (brother's wife) · cmn 小姨子 (wife's sister) · el κουνιάδα (husband's sister) · gni garingi (wife's sister) · de Schwägerin (brother's wife) · hi जेठानी (husband's brother's wife) · nn svigerinne (wife's sister) · pl bratowa (brother's wife) · sei hiquéec (husband's sister) · is mágkona (wife's sister) · lb Schwéiesch (husband's sister) · ru неве́стка (brother's wife) · aii ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐ (wife's sister) · fur cugnade (wife's sister) · pt cunhada (wife's brother's wife) · ar أُخْت زَوْج (husband's sister) · nl schoonzuster (husband's brother's wife) · tr elti (wife's brother's wife) · nn svigerinne (husband's brother's wife) · ta கொழுந்தி (wife's sister) · gu ભાભી (brother's wife) · aii ܚܵܬ݂ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (wife's sister) · nan-hbl 小嬸 /小婶 (brother's wife) · ur جیٹھانی (husband's brother's wife) · ks درٕٛے کاکَنؠ (husband's brother's wife) · ckb دِش (husband's sister) · my ခယ်မ (brother's wife) · ta அண்ணி (brother's wife) · izh käly (brother's wife) · pt esposa do cunhado (wife's brother's wife) · sco guid-sister (wife's sister) · aii ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܐܲܚܵܐ (brother's wife) · sa गिरि (husband's sister) · hy տագերակին (husband's brother's wife) · sk švagriná (brother's wife) · vi em dâu (husband's brother's wife) · ro cumnată (husband's sister) · nn versyster (wife's brother's wife) · nn versøster (wife's brother's wife) · nn versyster (husband's sister) · ceb bayaw nga babaye (sa igsoong lalaki) (brother's wife) · sh zaova (husband's sister) · ru неве́стка (wife's brother's wife) · pa ਭਾਬੀ (brother's wife) · ast cuñada (wife's sister) · fr belle-sœur (wife's brother's wife) · lv svaine (wife's sister) · mrw ipag (wife's sister) · ckb ژنخوشک (wife's sister) · pt cunhada (wife's sister) · ro cumnată (brother's wife) · eo bofratino (wife's brother's wife) · ccc pus̈hana (husband's sister) · fr belle-sœur (wife's sister) · tl hipag (husband's sister) · lv ietaļa (husband's brother's wife) · sei hicatazáta (brother's wife) · sco guid-sister (husband's brother's wife) · ko 처형 (wife's sister) · kmr jinbira (brother's wife) · ko 제수 (brother's wife) · gd piuthar-chèile (brother's wife) · ps خوښینه (wife's sister) · izh nato (husband's sister) · jv ipé (husband's sister) · tr yenge (brother's wife) · da svigerinde (wife's sister) · fr belle-sœur (husband's sister) · es cuñada (husband's brother's wife) · la frātria f uxor frātris (brother's wife) · sv svägerska (husband's brother's wife) · aii ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܡܬܵܐ (husband's brother's wife) · ceb bayaw (brother's wife) · ms kakak ipar (brother's wife) · sh јетрва (husband's brother's wife) · hu sógornő (husband's sister) · sh шурјакиња (wife's brother's wife) · ru неве́стка (husband's brother's wife) · ru своя́ченица (wife's sister) · nl schoonzuster (brother's wife) · tl bilas na babae (husband's brother's wife) · nan-hbl 大姑 (husband's sister) · ms adik ipar (wife's sister) · wmw wifi (wife's sister) · lt moša (husband's sister) · ms biras (husband's brother's wife) · nrf belle-soeu (brother's wife) · hy տալ (husband's sister) · nn versyster (husband's brother's wife) · aii ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ (wife's brother's wife) · ko 형수 (brother's wife) · pt cunhada (brother's wife) · is svilkona (husband's brother's wife) · cs švagrová (wife's brother's wife) · vi chị chồng (husband's sister) · om sayyuu (husband's sister) · vi em dâu (wife's brother's wife) · tr görümce (husband's sister) · mn бэр (brother's wife) · de Schwippschwägerin (wife's brother's wife) · ltg muoseica (husband's sister) · pdc Gschwei (brother's wife) · sh svastika (wife's sister) · bcl bilas (wife's brother's wife) · he גִּיסָה (brother's wife) · ro cumnată (wife's sister) · hi सलहज (wife's brother's wife) · kky guman.ga (brother's wife) · hi भाभी (brother's wife) · sco guid-sister (husband's sister) · sv svägerska (brother's wife) · fr belle-sœur (husband's brother's wife) · vi em dâu (brother's wife) · ang brōþorwīf (brother's wife) · nl schoonzuster (husband's sister) · nn versøster (husband's brother's wife) · ur نَنَد (husband's sister) · fa خیازنه (wife's sister) · fi nato (husband's sister) · ps ورېنداره (brother's wife) · aii ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐ (husband's sister) · hu sógornő (wife's brother's wife) · nb svigerinne (husband's sister) · ko 계수 (brother's wife) · cmn 大姨子 (wife's sister) · hi देवरानी (husband's brother's wife) · akl hipag (wife's sister) · lv māsīca (husband's sister) · cmn 舅嫂 (wife's brother's wife) · mnc ᠪᠠᡧᠠ (wife's sister) · se spile (wife's brother's wife) · mi taokete (husband's sister) · bcl bilas (husband's brother's wife) · ta தங்கை (husband's brother's wife) · ur سَلْہَج (wife's brother's wife) · ur سالے کی بِیوِی (wife's brother's wife) · ltg mārša (brother's wife) · ceb bayaw (husband's sister) · ms kakak ipar (wife's sister) · aii ܣܲܠܦܬ݂ܵܐ (brother's wife) · my ခယ်မ (wife's sister) · pa بھابی (brother's wife) · pt cunhada (husband's sister) · he גִּיסָה (wife's sister) · ceb hipag (disused) (brother's wife) · sl svakinja (husband's sister) · wmw wifi (husband's sister) · ilo ipag (wife's sister) · ur بھوجائی (brother's wife) · ko 시누이 (husband's sister) · yue 阿嫂 (brother's wife) · yij binthi (brother's wife) · udi севичейчугьух (wife's brother's wife) · nn versyster (wife's sister) · gu સાળેલી (wife's brother's wife) · myv кияло (husband's sister) · lt brolienė (husband's brother's wife) · my မရီး (brother's wife) · ka ცოლიდა (wife's sister) · sh snaha (brother's wife) · pt mulher do cunhado (husband's brother's wife) · mnc ᡴᡝᡴᡝ (wife's sister) · vi chị dâu (brother's wife) · ltg svaiņe (wife's sister) · is svilkona (wife's brother's wife) · el κουνιάδα (wife's sister) · ro cumnată (wife's brother's wife) · sa ननान्दृ (husband's sister) · sei himaquéte (wife's sister) · ur نَنَنْد (husband's sister) · mn бэргэн (brother's wife) · mi auwahine (wife's sister) · sk švagriná (wife's sister) · it cognata (husband's brother's wife) · mwf kartu purrima (wife's sister) · nb svigerinne (brother's wife) · ilo ipag (husband's sister) · vi chị dâu (husband's brother's wife) · gd piuthar-fhear (husband's sister) · ltg ītaļa (husband's brother's wife) · ckb بِراژِن (brother's wife) · sk zolvica (husband's sister) · ko 올케 (brother's wife) · fi käly (brother's wife) · lt vyro sesuo (husband's sister) · kmr diş (wife's sister) · ur نَنْد (husband's sister) · ms kakak ipar (husband's sister) · ca cunyada (wife's brother's wife) · kky dyiiral (wife's sister) · my ယောက်မ (husband's sister) · sei hicóaac (brother's wife) · ceb hipag (disused) (husband's sister) · fi käly (wife's sister) · sv svägerska (husband's sister) · cu ѩтрꙑ (brother's wife) · ko 동서 (husband's brother's wife) · nrf belle-soeu (husband's brother's wife) · zza bıraceni (brother's wife) · hy հարս (brother's wife) · ltg veiramuosa (husband's sister) · ms adik ipar (husband's sister) · de Schwägerin (wife's sister) · hy հարս (wife's brother's wife) · eo bofratino (husband's brother's wife) · et käli (wife's sister) · gd piuthar-chèile (wife's sister) · se sivjjot (wife's sister) · gl cuñada (wife's sister) · eo bofratino (wife's sister) · ps بابۍ (brother's wife) · hu sógornő (brother's wife) · cs švagrová (husband's brother's wife) · bg зълва (husband's sister) · scn cugnata (wife's sister) · it cognata (brother's wife) · pt mulher do cunhado (wife's brother's wife) · lb Schwéiesch (brother's wife) · aii ܚܵܬ݂ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (husband's sister) · ms adik ipar (brother's wife) · oc conhada (wife's sister) · kok जाव (husband's brother's wife) · ks ۂہرٕ باے (wife's brother's wife) · ca cunyada (brother's wife) · la glōs (husband's sister) · vi em vợ (wife's sister) · nb svigerinne (husband's brother's wife) · sq kunatë (husband's sister) · ceb bayaw nga babaye (sa bana) (husband's sister) · se mannji (husband's sister) · lv mārša (brother's wife) · ca cunyada (husband's brother's wife) · nn svigerinne (wife's brother's wife) · ja 弟嫁 (brother's wife) · sco guid-sister (wife's brother's wife) · ur جِٹھانی (husband's brother's wife) · pl szwagierka (wife's sister) · nrf belle-soeu (husband's sister) · tr baldız (wife's sister) · gu દેરાણી (husband's brother's wife) · nan-hbl 大姨 (wife's sister) · gu સાળી (wife's sister) · cmn 弟媳 (brother's wife) · tl bilas na babae (wife's brother's wife) · sei hicmajéete (wife's sister) · ja 義妹 (wife's sister) · eo bofratino (brother's wife) · sv svägerska (wife's brother's wife) · ms biras (wife's brother's wife) · ur دیوْرَانی (husband's brother's wife) · io bofratino (wife's sister) · ps یور (wife's brother's wife) · tl hipag (wife's sister) · kmr diş (husband's sister) · gu નણંદ (husband's sister) · ta மச்சினி (husband's sister) · kmr jintî (husband's brother's wife) · rsk андя (brother's wife) · sq kunatë (wife's sister) · sh свастика (wife's sister) · ks بٲے کاکَنؠ (brother's wife) · ko 아가씨 (husband's sister) · vo lüsör (husband's sister) · pad ʼananini (brother's wife) · es cuñada (wife's sister) · rif tarwest (wife's sister) · nn versøster (husband's sister) · lt sváinė (wife's sister) · sh šogorica (husband's sister) · sl svakinja (brother's wife) · tr elti (husband's brother's wife) · ko 처제 (wife's sister) · sh сваст (wife's sister)

wikidata: Q3238556 · wikidata: Q3238556