in-law
in-law · in-laws
родня, сват
etc., Schwager, no word, angeheirateter Verwandter
A relative by marriageA relative by marriage (or through affinity).
UK/ˈɪn.lɔː/US/ˈɪn.lɔ/
Meaning
2 senses(in the plural, often)A relative by marriage (or through affinity).
The house got a complete going-over before the arrival of the in-laws.
angeheirateter Verwandter, Anverwandter, Schwiegerfamilie
родня́
a relative by marriage
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.
no word, etc.
сватsvat, сва́тьяsvátʹja
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
relative by marriage:
parent-in-law of one's child:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
relative by marriage:
parent-in-law of one's child:
Origin
Back-formation from -in-law.Back-formation from -in-law.
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Forms
plural: in-lawsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a relative by marriage:relative-in-law