sister-in-law B2 Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/ UK /ˈsɪs.tə.ɪn.lɔː/ See IPA manual Freq #5455 Meanings 1 noun the sister of your husband or wife, or your brother's wife My sister-in-law is coming to stay with us over the holidays. Thesaurus Synonyms bahubhabhi Word family Forms sister-in-lawssisters-in-law Derived forms co-sister-in-law Related forms brother-in-lawdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawmother-in-lawson-in-law Etymology Inherited from Middle English suster-in-lawe; equivalent to sister + -in-law. suster-in-lawe Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sister-in-law **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪs.tə.ɪn.lɔː/ **Frequency rank:** 5455 ## Meanings 1. the sister of your husband or wife, or your brother's wife ## Examples - My sister-in-law is coming to stay with us over the holidays. ## Synonyms - bahu - bhabhi ## Derived Forms - co-sister-in-law ## Related Forms - brother-in-law - daughter-in-law - father-in-law - mother-in-law - son-in-law ## Roots and Affixes - Root: suster-in-lawe ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English suster-in-lawe; equivalent to sister + -in-law. ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown