sister-in-law

B2 Topic:Family & Relationships
US /ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/ UK /ˈsɪs.tə.ɪn.lɔː/
noun Freq #5455

Meanings

  1. 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.

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Synonyms
bahubhabhi
Word family
Forms sister-in-lawssisters-in-law
Derived forms co-sister-in-law

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English suster-in-lawe; equivalent to sister + -in-law.

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