daughter-in-law

B2
US /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/
noun Freq #8077

Meanings

  1. 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.

  2. 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. bahu

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