brother-out-law
brother-out-law · brothers-out-law
The brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriendThe brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
Meaning
3 sensesThe brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
The boyfriend of one's sister or brother.
The brother of one's ex-spouse.
Origin
From brother + -out-law, by analogy to brother-in-law.From brother + -out-law, by analogy to brother-in-law.
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Forms
plural: brothers-out-law| Singular | brother-out-law |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular