son-in-law B2 Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/ See IPA manual Freq #5987 Meanings 1 noun The husband of your daughter. Her son-in-law cooked dinner for the whole family. Thesaurus Word family Forms sons-in-law Etymology From Middle English sone in lawe; equivalent to son + -in-law. sone in lawe Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # son-in-law **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/ **Frequency rank:** 5987 ## Meanings 1. The husband of your daughter. ## Examples - Her son-in-law cooked dinner for the whole family. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sone in lawe ## Etymology From Middle English sone in lawe; equivalent to son + -in-law. ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown