wife-in-law
wife-in-law · wives-in-law
вторая жена, третья жена
A wife in law only, such as one who has abandoned her husbandA wife in law only, such as one who has abandoned her husband
/ˌwaɪf ɪn ˈlɔː/
Meaning
3 sensesA wife in law only, such as one who has abandoned her husband
A wife who provides domestic or social support, but not love or affection
Another wife of one's husband. Typically used in cases of divorce and subsequent remarriage for one's husband's ex-wife, but sometimes used in polygamy for a co-wife.
Origin
From wife + -in-law.From wife + -in-law.
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Forms
plural: wives-in-law| Singular | wife-in-law |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedin-law
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.