Meaning

9 senses
  1. Someone's nephew's wife.

  2. Someone's sibling's daughter-in-law.

    Someone's brother's daughter-in-law. (fraternal niece-in-law)

  3. Someone's sister's daughter-in-law. (sororal niece-in-law)

  4. Someone's spouse's sibling's daughter-in-law.

    Someone's wife's brother's daughter-in-law.

  5. Someone's wife's sister's daughter-in-law.

  6. Someone's husband's brother's daughter-in-law.

  7. Someone's husband's sister's daughter-in-law.

  8. Someone's spouse's niece.

    (rare)Someone's husband's niece. (Usually called a niece.)

  9. (rare)Someone's wife's niece. (Usually called a niece.)

Origin

From niece + -in-law.

From niece + -in-law.

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Forms

plural: nieces-in-law
Singularniece-in-law
Pluralnieces-in-law

irregular · Lesson

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
niece-in-law — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto