daughter-in-law
B2
noun
Freq #8077
Meanings
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1
noun
The wife of one's child.
For I am come to ſet a man at variance* againſt his father, ⁊ the daughter againſt her mother, and the daughter in law againſt her mother in law.
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2
noun
the wife of your son
Etymology
From Middle English doghter in lawe; equivalent to daughter + -in-law.
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Synonyms
1
noun
· the wife of one's child.
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