father-in-law

B2 Topic:Family & Relationships

US /ˈfɑːðəɹɪnˌlɔː/ See IPA manual

Freq #7743

Meanings

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noun
The father of your husband or wife.

My father-in-law invited us over for dinner on Sunday.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms father-in-lawsfathers-in-law

Derived forms co-father-in-lawstepfather-in-law

Related forms brother-in-law daughter-in-law mother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law

Etymology

From Middle English fader in lawe, fadyr-in-lay, fader yn lawe, equivalent to father + -in-law.

fader in lawe Middle English

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Topics

Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives

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